diff --git a/net/mptcp/diag.c b/net/mptcp/diag.c
index e57c5f47f035..d7ca71c59754 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/diag.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/diag.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ static int subflow_get_info(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	bool slow;
 	int err;
 
+	if (inet_sk_state_load(sk) == TCP_LISTEN)
+		return 0;
+
 	start = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, INET_ULP_INFO_MPTCP);
 	if (!start)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;