diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index e892673deb73..489a3defdde5 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2909,10 +2909,10 @@ static void mptcp_check_listen_stop(struct sock *sk)
 		return;
 
 	lock_sock_nested(ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+	tcp_set_state(ssk, TCP_CLOSE);
 	mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(sk, ssk);
 	inet_csk_listen_stop(ssk);
 	mptcp_event_pm_listener(ssk, MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED);
-	tcp_set_state(ssk, TCP_CLOSE);
 	release_sock(ssk);
 }