diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 6956fde61c68..199b2e09f1ac 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3402,12 +3402,12 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 	if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CLEAN_UNA, &msk->cb_flags))
 		__mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(sk);
 	if (unlikely(msk->cb_flags)) {
-		/* be sure to set the current sk state before taking actions
+		/* be sure to sync the msk state before taking actions
 		 * depending on sk_state (MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT)
 		 * On sk release avoid actions depending on the first subflow
 		 */
-		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CONNECTED, &msk->cb_flags) && msk->first)
-			__mptcp_set_connected(sk);
+		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_SYNC_STATE, &msk->cb_flags) && msk->first)
+			__mptcp_sync_state(sk, msk->pending_state);
 		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT, &msk->cb_flags))
 			__mptcp_error_report(sk);
 		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_SYNC_SNDBUF, &msk->cb_flags))
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 8529b3ae55e9..ac11044bef1d 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 #define MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT	3
 #define MPTCP_RETRANSMIT	4
 #define MPTCP_FLUSH_JOIN_LIST	5
-#define MPTCP_CONNECTED		6
+#define MPTCP_SYNC_STATE	6
 #define MPTCP_SYNC_SNDBUF	7
 
 struct mptcp_skb_cb {
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ struct mptcp_sock {
 	bool		use_64bit_ack; /* Set when we received a 64-bit DSN */
 	bool		csum_enabled;
 	bool		allow_infinite_fallback;
+	u8		pending_state; /* A subflow asked to set this sk_state,
+					* protected by the msk data lock
+					*/
 	u8		mpc_endpoint_id;
 	u8		recvmsg_inq:1,
 			cork:1,
@@ -733,7 +736,7 @@ void mptcp_get_options(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt);
 
 void mptcp_finish_connect(struct sock *sk);
-void __mptcp_set_connected(struct sock *sk);
+void __mptcp_sync_state(struct sock *sk, int state);
 void mptcp_reset_tout_timer(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned long fail_tout);
 
 static inline void mptcp_stop_tout_timer(struct sock *sk)
@@ -1129,7 +1132,7 @@ static inline bool subflow_simultaneous_connect(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(sk);
 
-	return sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED &&
+	return (1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_FIN_WAIT1) &&
 	       is_active_ssk(subflow) &&
 	       !subflow->conn_finished;
 }
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index a4f3c27f0309..6d7684c35e93 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -419,22 +419,28 @@ static bool subflow_use_different_dport(struct mptcp_sock *msk, const struct soc
 	return inet_sk(sk)->inet_dport != inet_sk((struct sock *)msk)->inet_dport;
 }
 
-void __mptcp_set_connected(struct sock *sk)
+void __mptcp_sync_state(struct sock *sk, int state)
 {
-	__mptcp_propagate_sndbuf(sk, mptcp_sk(sk)->first);
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+
+	__mptcp_propagate_sndbuf(sk, msk->first);
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_SENT) {
-		inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
+		inet_sk_state_store(sk, state);
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 	}
 }
 
-static void mptcp_set_connected(struct sock *sk)
+static void mptcp_propagate_state(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 {
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+
 	mptcp_data_lock(sk);
-	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
-		__mptcp_set_connected(sk);
-	else
-		__set_bit(MPTCP_CONNECTED, &mptcp_sk(sk)->cb_flags);
+	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		__mptcp_sync_state(sk, ssk->sk_state);
+	} else {
+		msk->pending_state = ssk->sk_state;
+		__set_bit(MPTCP_SYNC_STATE, &msk->cb_flags);
+	}
 	mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +502,7 @@ static void subflow_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 		subflow_set_remote_key(msk, subflow, &mp_opt);
 		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEACTIVEACK);
 		mptcp_finish_connect(sk);
-		mptcp_set_connected(parent);
+		mptcp_propagate_state(parent, sk);
 	} else if (subflow->request_join) {
 		u8 hmac[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE];
 
@@ -540,7 +546,7 @@ static void subflow_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	} else if (mptcp_check_fallback(sk)) {
 fallback:
 		mptcp_rcv_space_init(msk, sk);
-		mptcp_set_connected(parent);
+		mptcp_propagate_state(parent, sk);
 	}
 	return;
 
@@ -1740,7 +1746,7 @@ static void subflow_state_change(struct sock *sk)
 		mptcp_rcv_space_init(msk, sk);
 		pr_fallback(msk);
 		subflow->conn_finished = 1;
-		mptcp_set_connected(parent);
+		mptcp_propagate_state(parent, sk);
 	}
 
 	/* as recvmsg() does not acquire the subflow socket for ssk selection
