diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index c8820c4156e6..6b41d1d939a0 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ static bool addresses_equal(const struct mptcp_addr_info *a,
 	return a->port == b->port;
 }
 
+static bool address_zero(const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
+{
+	struct mptcp_addr_info zero;
+
+	memset(&zero, 0, sizeof(zero));
+	zero.family = addr->family;
+
+	return addresses_equal(addr, &zero, false);
+}
+
 static void local_address(const struct sock_common *skc,
 			  struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
 {
@@ -323,10 +333,13 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	 * addr
 	 */
 	local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &msk_local);
-	local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &skc_local);
+	local_address((struct sock_common *)skc, &skc_local);
 	if (addresses_equal(&msk_local, &skc_local, false))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (address_zero(&skc_local))
+		return 0;
+
 	pernet = net_generic(sock_net((struct sock *)msk), pm_nl_pernet_id);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();