diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 6019a3cf1625..29c662ffcd05 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1386,14 +1386,6 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_subflow_get_send(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 		       sk_stream_memory_free(msk->first) ? msk->first : NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* re-use last subflow, if the burst allow that */
-	if (msk->last_snd && msk->snd_burst > 0 &&
-	    sk_stream_memory_free(msk->last_snd) &&
-	    mptcp_subflow_active(mptcp_subflow_ctx(msk->last_snd))) {
-		mptcp_set_timeout(sk);
-		return msk->last_snd;
-	}
-
 	/* pick the subflow with the lower wmem/wspace ratio */
 	for (i = 0; i < SSK_MODE_MAX; ++i) {
 		send_info[i].ssk = NULL;
@@ -1499,57 +1491,86 @@ void mptcp_check_and_set_pending(struct sock *sk)
 		mptcp_sk(sk)->push_pending |= BIT(MPTCP_PUSH_PENDING);
 }
 
-void __mptcp_push_pending(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags)
+static int __subflow_push_pending(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
+				  struct mptcp_sendmsg_info *info)
 {
-	struct sock *prev_ssk = NULL, *ssk = NULL;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
-	struct mptcp_sendmsg_info info = {
-				.flags = flags,
-	};
-	bool do_check_data_fin = false;
 	struct mptcp_data_frag *dfrag;
-	int len;
+	int len, copied = 0, err = 0;
 
 	while ((dfrag = mptcp_send_head(sk))) {
-		info.sent = dfrag->already_sent;
-		info.limit = dfrag->data_len;
+		info->sent = dfrag->already_sent;
+		info->limit = dfrag->data_len;
 		len = dfrag->data_len - dfrag->already_sent;
 		while (len > 0) {
 			int ret = 0;
 
-			prev_ssk = ssk;
-			ssk = mptcp_subflow_get_send(msk);
-
-			/* First check. If the ssk has changed since
-			 * the last round, release prev_ssk
-			 */
-			if (ssk != prev_ssk && prev_ssk)
-				mptcp_push_release(prev_ssk, &info);
-			if (!ssk)
-				goto out;
-
-			/* Need to lock the new subflow only if different
-			 * from the previous one, otherwise we are still
-			 * helding the relevant lock
-			 */
-			if (ssk != prev_ssk)
-				lock_sock(ssk);
-
-			ret = mptcp_sendmsg_frag(sk, ssk, dfrag, &info);
+			ret = mptcp_sendmsg_frag(sk, ssk, dfrag, info);
 			if (ret <= 0) {
-				if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-					continue;
-				mptcp_push_release(ssk, &info);
+				err = copied ? : ret;
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			do_check_data_fin = true;
-			info.sent += ret;
+			info->sent += ret;
+			copied += ret;
 			len -= ret;
 
 			mptcp_update_post_push(msk, dfrag, ret);
 		}
 		WRITE_ONCE(msk->first_pending, mptcp_send_next(sk));
+
+		if (msk->snd_burst <= 0 ||
+		    !sk_stream_memory_free(ssk) ||
+		    !mptcp_subflow_active(mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk))) {
+			err = copied;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		mptcp_set_timeout(sk);
+	}
+	err = copied;
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+void __mptcp_push_pending(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct sock *prev_ssk = NULL, *ssk = NULL;
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+	struct mptcp_sendmsg_info info = {
+				.flags = flags,
+	};
+	bool do_check_data_fin = false;
+
+	while (mptcp_send_head(sk)) {
+		int ret = 0;
+
+		prev_ssk = ssk;
+		ssk = mptcp_subflow_get_send(msk);
+
+		/* First check. If the ssk has changed since
+		 * the last round, release prev_ssk
+		 */
+		if (ssk != prev_ssk && prev_ssk)
+			mptcp_push_release(prev_ssk, &info);
+		if (!ssk)
+			goto out;
+
+		/* Need to lock the new subflow only if different
+		 * from the previous one, otherwise we are still
+		 * helding the relevant lock
+		 */
+		if (ssk != prev_ssk)
+			lock_sock(ssk);
+
+		ret = __subflow_push_pending(sk, ssk, &info);
+		if (ret <= 0) {
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+				continue;
+			mptcp_push_release(ssk, &info);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		do_check_data_fin = true;
 	}
 
 	/* at this point we held the socket lock for the last subflow we used */
@@ -1570,42 +1591,30 @@ static void __mptcp_subflow_push_pending(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk, bool
 	struct mptcp_sendmsg_info info = {
 		.data_lock_held = true,
 	};
-	struct mptcp_data_frag *dfrag;
 	struct sock *xmit_ssk;
-	int len, copied = 0;
+	int copied = 0;
 
 	info.flags = 0;
-	while ((dfrag = mptcp_send_head(sk))) {
-		info.sent = dfrag->already_sent;
-		info.limit = dfrag->data_len;
-		len = dfrag->data_len - dfrag->already_sent;
-		while (len > 0) {
-			int ret = 0;
-
-			/* check for a different subflow usage only after
-			 * spooling the first chunk of data
-			 */
-			xmit_ssk = first ? ssk : mptcp_subflow_get_send(msk);
-			if (!xmit_ssk)
-				goto out;
-			if (xmit_ssk != ssk) {
-				mptcp_subflow_delegate(mptcp_subflow_ctx(xmit_ssk),
-						       MPTCP_DELEGATE_SEND);
-				goto out;
-			}
-
-			ret = mptcp_sendmsg_frag(sk, ssk, dfrag, &info);
-			if (ret <= 0)
-				goto out;
+	while (mptcp_send_head(sk)) {
+		int ret = 0;
 
-			info.sent += ret;
-			copied += ret;
-			len -= ret;
-			first = false;
-
-			mptcp_update_post_push(msk, dfrag, ret);
+		/* check for a different subflow usage only after
+		 * spooling the first chunk of data
+		 */
+		xmit_ssk = first ? ssk : mptcp_subflow_get_send(msk);
+		if (!xmit_ssk)
+			goto out;
+		if (xmit_ssk != ssk) {
+			mptcp_subflow_delegate(mptcp_subflow_ctx(xmit_ssk),
+					       MPTCP_DELEGATE_SEND);
+			goto out;
 		}
-		WRITE_ONCE(msk->first_pending, mptcp_send_next(sk));
+
+		ret = __subflow_push_pending(sk, ssk, &info);
+		first = false;
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			break;
+		copied += ret;
 	}
 
 out:
