diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 60b23b2716c40..06c5872e3b003 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	state = sk->sk_state;
-	if (unlikely(state == TCP_CLOSE))
+	if (unlikely((1 << state) & (TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN)))
 		goto unlock;
 
 	mptcp_check_data_fin_ack(sk);