diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 0cbea3b6d0a4..2a9335ce5df1 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3092,15 +3092,17 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 		spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
 	}
 
-	/* be sure to set the current sk state before tacking actions
-	 * depending on sk_state
-	 */
-	if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CONNECTED, &msk->cb_flags))
-		__mptcp_set_connected(sk);
 	if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CLEAN_UNA, &msk->cb_flags))
 		__mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(sk);
-	if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT, &msk->cb_flags))
-		__mptcp_error_report(sk);
+	if (unlikely(&msk->cb_flags)) {
+		/* be sure to set the current sk state before tacking actions
+		 * depending on sk_state, that is processing MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT
+		 */
+		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CONNECTED, &msk->cb_flags))
+			__mptcp_set_connected(sk);
+		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT, &msk->cb_flags))
+			__mptcp_error_report(sk);
+	}
 
 	__mptcp_update_rmem(sk);
 }