diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 47f359dac247..5d05d85242bc 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2726,6 +2726,7 @@ static void mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 	bool do_cancel_work = false;
+	int subflows_alive = 0;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
@@ -2747,11 +2748,19 @@ cleanup:
 		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
 		bool slow = lock_sock_fast_nested(ssk);
 
+		subflows_alive += ssk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE;
+
 		sock_orphan(ssk);
 		unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slow);
 	}
 	sock_orphan(sk);
 
+	/* all the subflows are closed, only timeout can change the msk
+	 * state, let's not keep resources busy for no reasons
+	 */
+	if (subflows_alive == 0)
+		inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
+
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	pr_debug("msk=%p state=%d", sk, sk->sk_state);
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {