diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 1dbc625372595..e64ea2ca1c7a6 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1673,6 +1673,8 @@ static void mptcp_set_nospace(struct sock *sk)
 	set_bit(MPTCP_NOSPACE, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags);
 }
 
+static int mptcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags);
+
 static int mptcp_sendmsg_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk, struct msghdr *msg,
 				  size_t len, int *copied_syn)
 {
@@ -1683,9 +1685,9 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk, struct msgh
 	lock_sock(ssk);
 	msg->msg_flags |= MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	msk->connect_flags = O_NONBLOCK;
-	msk->is_sendmsg = 1;
+	msk->fastopening = 1;
 	ret = tcp_sendmsg_fastopen(ssk, msg, copied_syn, len, NULL);
-	msk->is_sendmsg = 0;
+	msk->fastopening = 0;
 	msg->msg_flags = saved_flags;
 	release_sock(ssk);
 
@@ -1699,6 +1701,8 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk, struct msgh
 		 */
 		if (ret && ret != -EINPROGRESS && ret != -ERESTARTSYS && ret != -EINTR)
 			*copied_syn = 0;
+	} else if (ret && ret != -EINPROGRESS) {
+		mptcp_disconnect(sk, 0);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -3000,6 +3004,14 @@ static int mptcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 
+	/* We are on the fastopen error path. We can't call straight into the
+	 * subflows cleanup code due to lock nesting (we are already under
+	 * msk->firstsocket lock). Do nothing and leave the cleanup to the
+	 * caller.
+	 */
+	if (msk->fastopening)
+		return 0;
+
 	inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
 
 	mptcp_stop_timer(sk);
@@ -3566,7 +3578,7 @@ static int mptcp_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	/* if reaching here via the fastopen/sendmsg path, the caller already
 	 * acquired the subflow socket lock, too.
 	 */
-	if (msk->is_sendmsg)
+	if (msk->fastopening)
 		err = __inet_stream_connect(ssock, uaddr, addr_len, msk->connect_flags, 1);
 	else
 		err = inet_stream_connect(ssock, uaddr, addr_len, msk->connect_flags);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 6a09ab99a12de..380bddbc52d4b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ struct mptcp_sock {
 	u8		recvmsg_inq:1,
 			cork:1,
 			nodelay:1,
-			is_sendmsg:1;
+			fastopening:1;
 	int		connect_flags;
 	struct work_struct work;
 	struct sk_buff  *ooo_last_skb;