diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 63e8892ec807..af28f3b60389 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ int __mptcp_subflow_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct mptcp_addr_info *loc,
 	mptcp_sock_graft(ssk, sk->sk_socket);
 	iput(SOCK_INODE(sf));
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->allow_infinite_fallback, false);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 
 failed_unlink:
 	list_del(&subflow->node);