diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index f505b780f713..e32ae594b4ef 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2598,8 +2598,8 @@ void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	/* The first subflow can already be closed and still in the list */
-	if (subflow->close_event_done)
+	/* The first subflow can already be closed or disconnected */
+	if (subflow->close_event_done || READ_ONCE(subflow->local_id) < 0)
 		return;
 
 	subflow->close_event_done = true;