diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index d6ee0e52ea41..5b37fee2a85a 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static void subflow_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	} else if (subflow->request_join) {
 		u8 hmac[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE];
 
-		if (!(mp_opt.suboptions & OPTIONS_MPTCP_MPJ)) {
+		if (!(mp_opt.suboptions & OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK)) {
 			subflow->reset_reason = MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP;
 			goto do_reset;
 		}