diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 64fe0e7d87d73..f6f0a38a0750f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_addr_or_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 			int how = RCV_SHUTDOWN | SEND_SHUTDOWN;
 			u8 id = subflow_get_local_id(subflow);
 
-			if (inet_sk_state_load(ssk) == TCP_CLOSE)
+			if ((1 << inet_sk_state_load(ssk)) &
+			    (TCPF_FIN_WAIT1 | TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_CLOSING | TCPF_CLOSE))
 				continue;
 			if (rm_type == MPTCP_MIB_RMADDR && remote_id != rm_id)
 				continue;