diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 5db1c0142abb..cde62dafda49 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3018,9 +3018,6 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *err,
 		sock_hold(new_mptcp_sock);
 		newsk = new_mptcp_sock;
 		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEACK);
-	} else {
-		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
-				MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEFALLBACK);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 80230787554e..ff7239fe3d2c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -725,6 +725,9 @@ create_child:
 				goto dispose_child;
 			}
 
+			if (fallback)
+				SUBFLOW_REQ_INC_STATS(req, MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEFALLBACK);
+
 			subflow_drop_ctx(child);
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
index 8efff3f9c52a..5a1277d17286 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	local stat_cookierx_last=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtSyncookiesRecv")
 	local stat_csum_err_s=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "MPTcpExtDataCsumErr")
 	local stat_csum_err_c=$(get_mib_counter "${connector_ns}" "MPTcpExtDataCsumErr")
+	local stat_tcpfb_last_l=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "MPTcpExtMPCapableFallbackACK")
 
 	timeout ${timeout_test} \
 		ip netns exec ${listener_ns} \
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	local stat_cookietx_now=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtSyncookiesSent")
 	local stat_cookierx_now=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtSyncookiesRecv")
 	local stat_ooo_now=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtTCPOFOQueue")
+	local stat_tcpfb_now_l=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "MPTcpExtMPCapableFallbackACK")
 
 	expect_synrx=$((stat_synrx_last_l))
 	expect_ackrx=$((stat_ackrx_last_l))
@@ -560,6 +562,11 @@ do_transfer()
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	if [ ${stat_ooo_now} -eq 0 ] && [ ${stat_tcpfb_last_l} -ne ${stat_tcpfb_now_l} ]; then
+		printf "[ FAIL ]\nunexpected fallback to TCP"
+		rets=1
+	fi
+
 	if [ $retc -eq 0 ] && [ $rets -eq 0 ]; then
 		printf "[ OK ]"
 	fi