diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 980050f6b456..70a1025f093c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -900,7 +900,8 @@ static void __mptcp_pm_release_addr_entry(struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry)
 }
 
 static int mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet,
-					     struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry)
+					     struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry,
+					     bool needs_id)
 {
 	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *cur, *del_entry = NULL;
 	unsigned int addr_max;
@@ -942,7 +943,7 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!entry->addr.id) {
+	if (!entry->addr.id && needs_id) {
 find_next:
 		entry->addr.id = find_next_zero_bit(pernet->id_bitmap,
 						    MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1,
@@ -953,7 +954,7 @@ find_next:
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!entry->addr.id)
+	if (!entry->addr.id && needs_id)
 		goto out;
 
 	__set_bit(entry->addr.id, pernet->id_bitmap);
@@ -1095,7 +1096,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	entry->ifindex = 0;
 	entry->flags = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_IMPLICIT;
 	entry->lsk = NULL;
-	ret = mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(pernet, entry);
+	ret = mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(pernet, entry, true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		kfree(entry);
 
@@ -1311,6 +1312,18 @@ next:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool mptcp_pm_has_addr_attr_id(const struct nlattr *attr,
+				      struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tb[MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_MAX + 1];
+
+	if (!nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_MAX, attr,
+					 mptcp_pm_addr_policy, info->extack) &&
+	    tb[MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ID])
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int mptcp_nl_cmd_add_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct nlattr *attr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
@@ -1352,7 +1365,8 @@ static int mptcp_nl_cmd_add_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 	}
-	ret = mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(pernet, entry);
+	ret = mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(pernet, entry,
+						!mptcp_pm_has_addr_attr_id(attr, info));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "too many addresses or duplicate one");
 		goto out_free;