diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 07fcc86e1fc9..da4257504fad 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1240,6 +1240,9 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_frag(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 			 info->limit > dfrag->data_len))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (unlikely(!__tcp_can_send(ssk)))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	/* compute send limit */
 	info->mss_now = tcp_send_mss(ssk, &info->size_goal, info->flags);
 	copy = info->size_goal;
@@ -1413,7 +1416,8 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_subflow_get_send(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	if (__mptcp_check_fallback(msk)) {
 		if (!msk->first)
 			return NULL;
-		return sk_stream_memory_free(msk->first) ? msk->first : NULL;
+		return __tcp_can_send(msk->first) &&
+		       sk_stream_memory_free(msk->first) ? msk->first : NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* re-use last subflow, if the burst allow that */
@@ -1564,6 +1568,8 @@ void __mptcp_push_pending(struct sock *sk, unsigned int flags)
 
 			ret = mptcp_sendmsg_frag(sk, ssk, dfrag, &info);
 			if (ret <= 0) {
+				if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+					continue;
 				mptcp_push_release(ssk, &info);
 				goto out;
 			}
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 40881a7df5d5..132d50833df1 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -624,16 +624,19 @@ void mptcp_info2sockaddr(const struct mptcp_addr_info *info,
 			 struct sockaddr_storage *addr,
 			 unsigned short family);
 
-static inline bool __mptcp_subflow_active(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+static inline bool __tcp_can_send(const struct sock *ssk)
 {
-	struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+	/* only send if our side has not closed yet */
+	return ((1 << inet_sk_state_load(ssk)) & (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT));
+}
 
+static inline bool __mptcp_subflow_active(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+{
 	/* can't send if JOIN hasn't completed yet (i.e. is usable for mptcp) */
 	if (subflow->request_join && !subflow->fully_established)
 		return false;
 
-	/* only send if our side has not closed yet */
-	return ((1 << ssk->sk_state) & (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT));
+	return __tcp_can_send(mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow));
 }
 
 void mptcp_subflow_set_active(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow);