diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 06e233410e0e5..e411be079c445 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ int __mptcp_subflow_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct mptcp_addr_info *loc,
 	spin_lock_bh(&msk->join_list_lock);
 	list_del(&subflow->node);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->join_list_lock);
+	sock_put(mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow));
 
 failed:
 	subflow->disposable = 1;