diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 3bc21581486a..c652c8ca765c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3349,9 +3349,6 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *err,
 
 		newsk = new_mptcp_sock;
 		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEACK);
-	} else {
-		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
-				MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEFALLBACK);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 891c2f4fed08..f1d422396b28 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ dispose_child:
 	return child;
 
 fallback:
+	if (fallback)
+		SUBFLOW_REQ_INC_STATS(req, MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEFALLBACK);
 	mptcp_subflow_drop_ctx(child);
 	return child;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
index 18c9b00ca058..dacf4cf2246d 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	local stat_cookierx_last=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtSyncookiesRecv")
 	local stat_csum_err_s=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "MPTcpExtDataCsumErr")
 	local stat_csum_err_c=$(get_mib_counter "${connector_ns}" "MPTcpExtDataCsumErr")
+	local stat_tcpfb_last_l=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "MPTcpExtMPCapableFallbackACK")
 
 	timeout ${timeout_test} \
 		ip netns exec ${listener_ns} \
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	local stat_cookietx_now=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtSyncookiesSent")
 	local stat_cookierx_now=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtSyncookiesRecv")
 	local stat_ooo_now=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "TcpExtTCPOFOQueue")
+	local stat_tcpfb_now_l=$(get_mib_counter "${listener_ns}" "MPTcpExtMPCapableFallbackACK")
 
 	expect_synrx=$((stat_synrx_last_l))
 	expect_ackrx=$((stat_ackrx_last_l))
@@ -548,6 +550,11 @@ do_transfer()
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	if [ ${stat_ooo_now} -eq 0 ] && [ ${stat_tcpfb_last_l} -ne ${stat_tcpfb_now_l} ]; then
+		printf "[ FAIL ]\nunexpected fallback to TCP"
+		rets=1
+	fi
+
 	if [ $retc -eq 0 ] && [ $rets -eq 0 ]; then
 		printf "[ OK ]"
 	fi