diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 2cf4393e48dc..2b63c5492eed 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -2069,7 +2069,8 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags(struct net *net, struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *addr, u8
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if ((addr->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH) &&
-	    (entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SIGNAL)) {
+	    (entry->flags & (MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SIGNAL |
+			     MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_IMPLICIT))) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&pernet->lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}