diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index e741201acc98f..8cb582eee2862 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2242,6 +2242,7 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (unlikely(state == TCP_CLOSE))
 		goto unlock;
 
+	mptcp_push_pending(sk, 0);
 	mptcp_check_data_fin_ack(sk);
 	__mptcp_flush_join_list(msk);
 
@@ -2899,10 +2900,14 @@ void __mptcp_check_push(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 	if (!mptcp_send_head(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
-		__mptcp_subflow_push_pending(sk, ssk);
-	else
+	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		if (mptcp_subflow_get_send(mptcp_sk(sk)) == ssk)
+			__mptcp_subflow_push_pending(sk, ssk);
+		else
+			mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
+	} else {
 		set_bit(MPTCP_PUSH_PENDING, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags);
+	}
 }
 
 #define MPTCP_DEFERRED_ALL (TCPF_WRITE_TIMER_DEFERRED)