diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index d24243a28fced9..64c0c54c80e80d 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 
 	list_del(&subflow->node);
 
-	lock_sock(ssk);
+	lock_sock_nested(ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
 	/* if we are invoked by the msk cleanup code, the subflow is
 	 * already orphaned