diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index f6f2e6417dcb..6034ea9ad115 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ static void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 
 	lock_sock_nested(ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
-	if (flags & MPTCP_CF_FASTCLOSE) {
+	if ((flags & MPTCP_CF_FASTCLOSE) && !__mptcp_check_fallback(msk)) {
 		/* be sure to force the tcp_disconnect() path,
 		 * to generate the egress reset
 		 */