diff --git a/net/mptcp/options.c b/net/mptcp/options.c
index 92f27b9e087a..196a46e7467d 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/options.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/options.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static bool mptcp_established_options_mp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return false;
 
 	/* MPC/MPJ needed only on 3rd ack packet, DATA_FIN and TCP shutdown take precedence */
-	if (READ_ONCE(subflow->fully_established) || snd_data_fin_enable ||
+	if (subflow->fully_established || snd_data_fin_enable ||
 	    subflow->snd_isn != TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq ||
 	    sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 		return false;
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ static bool check_fully_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk,
 	/* here we can process OoO, in-window pkts, only in-sequence 4th ack
 	 * will make the subflow fully established
 	 */
-	if (likely(READ_ONCE(subflow->fully_established))) {
+	if (likely(subflow->fully_established)) {
 		/* on passive sockets, check for 3rd ack retransmission
 		 * note that msk is always set by subflow_syn_recv_sock()
 		 * for mp_join subflows
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index d611af2eb74f..302936ff456a 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@ static void schedule_3rdack_retransmission(struct sock *ssk)
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(ssk);
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
-	if (READ_ONCE(mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->fully_established))
+	if (mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->fully_established)
 		return;
 
 	/* reschedule with a timeout above RTT, as we must look only for drop */