diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
index f8987a33bed4..aabd73d15c15 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct pm_nl_pernet {
 };
 
 #define MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX	8
+#define MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX	64
 
 static struct pm_nl_pernet *pm_nl_get_pernet(const struct net *net)
 {
@@ -1381,10 +1382,10 @@ static int parse_limit(struct genl_info *info, int id, unsigned int *limit)
 		return 0;
 
 	*limit = nla_get_u32(attr);
-	if (*limit > MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX) {
+	if (*limit > MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR_FMT(info->extack, attr,
 					"limit greater than maximum (%u)",
-					MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX);
+					MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;