diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index b73ad8e3c212..91713012504d 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ int sock_wake_async(struct socket_wq *sk_wq, int how, int band);
 int sock_register(const struct net_proto_family *fam);
 void sock_unregister(int family);
 bool sock_is_registered(int family);
+int __sock_create_nosec(struct net *net, int family, int type, int proto,
+			struct socket **res, int kern);
 int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int proto,
 		  struct socket **res, int kern);
 int sock_create(int family, int type, int proto, struct socket **res);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index d5ff502c88d7..e7e6f17df7ef 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -1646,11 +1646,26 @@ int mptcp_subflow_create_socket(struct sock *sk, struct socket **new_sock)
 	if (unlikely(!sk->sk_socket))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = sock_create_kern(net, sk->sk_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP,
-			       &sf);
+	/* the subflow is created by the kernel, and we need kernel annotation
+	 * for lockdep's sake...
+	 */
+	err = __sock_create_nosec(net, sk->sk_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP,
+				  &sf, 1);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	/* ... but the MPC subflow will be indirectly exposed to the
+	 * user-space via accept(). Let's attach the current user security
+	 * label to the first subflow, that is when msk->first is not yet
+	 * initialized.
+	 */
+	err = security_socket_post_create(sf, sk->sk_family, SOCK_STREAM,
+					  IPPROTO_TCP, !!mptcp_sk(sk)->first);
+	if (err) {
+		sock_release(sf);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	lock_sock(sf->sk);
 
 	/* the newly created socket has to be in the same cgroup as its parent */
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 55c5d536e5f6..d5d51e4e26ae 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1426,23 +1426,11 @@ int sock_wake_async(struct socket_wq *wq, int how, int band)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_wake_async);
 
-/**
- *	__sock_create - creates a socket
- *	@net: net namespace
- *	@family: protocol family (AF_INET, ...)
- *	@type: communication type (SOCK_STREAM, ...)
- *	@protocol: protocol (0, ...)
- *	@res: new socket
- *	@kern: boolean for kernel space sockets
- *
- *	Creates a new socket and assigns it to @res, passing through LSM.
- *	Returns 0 or an error. On failure @res is set to %NULL. @kern must
- *	be set to true if the socket resides in kernel space.
- *	This function internally uses GFP_KERNEL.
- */
 
-int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
-			 struct socket **res, int kern)
+
+/*creates a socket leaving LSM post-creation checks to the caller */
+int __sock_create_nosec(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
+			struct socket **res, int kern)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct socket *sock;
@@ -1528,11 +1516,8 @@ int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
 	 * module can have its refcnt decremented
 	 */
 	module_put(pf->owner);
-	err = security_socket_post_create(sock, family, type, protocol, kern);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_sock_release;
-	*res = sock;
 
+	*res = sock;
 	return 0;
 
 out_module_busy:
@@ -1548,6 +1533,41 @@ int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	goto out_sock_release;
 }
+
+/**
+ *	__sock_create - creates a socket
+ *	@net: net namespace
+ *	@family: protocol family (AF_INET, ...)
+ *	@type: communication type (SOCK_STREAM, ...)
+ *	@protocol: protocol (0, ...)
+ *	@res: new socket
+ *	@kern: boolean for kernel space sockets
+ *
+ *	Creates a new socket and assigns it to @res, passing through LSM.
+ *	Returns 0 or an error. On failure @res is set to %NULL. @kern must
+ *	be set to true if the socket resides in kernel space.
+ *	This function internally uses GFP_KERNEL.
+ */
+
+int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
+		  struct socket **res, int kern)
+{
+	struct socket *sock;
+	int err;
+
+	err = __sock_create_nosec(net, family, type, protocol, &sock, kern);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = security_socket_post_create(sock, family, type, protocol, kern);
+	if (err) {
+		sock_release(sock);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	*res = sock;
+	return 0;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sock_create);
 
 /**
