diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index ae36155ff128..c75d9d88a053 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -1007,7 +1007,6 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_create_listen_socket(struct sock *sk,
 	int addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 	struct sock *newsk, *ssk;
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	int backlog = 1024;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1033,17 +1032,16 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_create_listen_socket(struct sock *sk,
 				      &mptcp_keys[is_ipv6]);
 
 	lock_sock(newsk);
-	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(mptcp_sk(newsk));
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(mptcp_sk(newsk));
 	release_sock(newsk);
-	if (IS_ERR(ssock))
-		return PTR_ERR(ssock);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk))
+		return PTR_ERR(ssk);
 
 	mptcp_info2sockaddr(&entry->addr, &addr, entry->addr.family);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
 	if (entry->addr.family == AF_INET6)
 		addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
 #endif
-	ssk = mptcp_sk(newsk)->first;
 	if (ssk->sk_family == AF_INET)
 		err = inet_bind_sk(ssk, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, addrlen);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index e5ebd170d316..fafa83ee4a72 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int __mptcp_socket_create(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 /* If the MPC handshake is not started, returns the first subflow,
  * eventually allocating it.
  */
-struct socket *__mptcp_nmpc_socket(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+struct sock *__mptcp_nmpc_sk(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	int ret;
@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@ struct socket *__mptcp_nmpc_socket(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	if (!((1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN)))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	if (!msk->subflow) {
-		if (msk->first)
-			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
+	if (!msk->first) {
 		ret = __mptcp_socket_create(msk);
 		if (ret)
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ struct socket *__mptcp_nmpc_socket(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 		mptcp_sockopt_sync(msk, msk->first);
 	}
 
-	return msk->subflow;
+	return msk->first;
 }
 
 static void mptcp_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -1643,7 +1640,6 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 {
 	unsigned int saved_flags = msg->msg_flags;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	struct sock *ssk;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1654,9 +1650,9 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	 * fastopen attempt, no need to check for additional subflow status.
 	 */
 	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_FASTOPEN) {
-		ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-		if (IS_ERR(ssock))
-			return PTR_ERR(ssock);
+		ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+		if (IS_ERR(ssk))
+			return PTR_ERR(ssk);
 	}
 	if (!msk->first)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3577,16 +3573,14 @@ static int mptcp_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct sock *ssk;
 
-	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (IS_ERR(ssock))
-		return PTR_ERR(ssock);
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk))
+		return PTR_ERR(ssk);
 
 	inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_SYN_SENT);
-	ssk = msk->first;
 	subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 	/* no MPTCP if MD5SIG is enabled on this socket or we may run out of
@@ -3682,17 +3676,15 @@ static int mptcp_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sock->sk);
 	struct sock *ssk, *sk = sock->sk;
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (IS_ERR(ssock)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(ssock);
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(ssk);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	ssk = msk->first;
 	if (sk->sk_family == AF_INET)
 		err = inet_bind_sk(ssk, uaddr, addr_len);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
@@ -3711,7 +3703,6 @@ static int mptcp_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sock->sk);
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	struct sock *ssk;
 	int err;
 
@@ -3723,13 +3714,12 @@ static int mptcp_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	if (sock->state != SS_UNCONNECTED || sock->type != SOCK_STREAM)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (IS_ERR(ssock)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(ssock);
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(ssk);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	ssk = msk->first;
 	inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_LISTEN);
 	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 79fc5cdb67bc..dccc96dc2d6b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void __mptcp_subflow_send_ack(struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_reset(struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_sock_graft(struct sock *sk, struct socket *parent);
-struct socket *__mptcp_nmpc_socket(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
+struct sock *__mptcp_nmpc_sk(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
 void mptcp_cancel_work(struct sock *sk);
 void __mptcp_unaccepted_force_close(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
index 6661852f8d97..21bc46acbe38 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_sol_socket(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int optname,
 				       sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	struct sock *ssk;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -302,13 +301,12 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_sol_socket(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int optname,
 	case SO_BINDTODEVICE:
 	case SO_BINDTOIFINDEX:
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-		if (IS_ERR(ssock)) {
+		ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+		if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
 			release_sock(sk);
-			return PTR_ERR(ssock);
+			return PTR_ERR(ssk);
 		}
 
-		ssk = msk->first;
 		ret = sk_setsockopt(ssk, SOL_SOCKET, optname, optval, optlen);
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			if (optname == SO_REUSEPORT)
@@ -392,7 +390,6 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_v6(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int optname,
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	struct sock *ssk;
 
 	switch (optname) {
@@ -400,13 +397,12 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_v6(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int optname,
 	case IPV6_TRANSPARENT:
 	case IPV6_FREEBIND:
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-		if (IS_ERR(ssock)) {
+		ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+		if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
 			release_sock(sk);
-			return PTR_ERR(ssock);
+			return PTR_ERR(ssk);
 		}
 
-		ssk = msk->first;
 		ret = tcp_setsockopt(ssk, SOL_IPV6, optname, optval, optlen);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			release_sock(sk);
@@ -689,7 +685,7 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_sol_ip_set_transparent(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int o
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	struct inet_sock *issk;
-	struct socket *ssock;
+	struct sock *ssk;
 	int err;
 
 	err = ip_setsockopt(sk, SOL_IP, optname, optval, optlen);
@@ -698,13 +694,13 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_sol_ip_set_transparent(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int o
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
-	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (IS_ERR(ssock)) {
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
 		release_sock(sk);
-		return PTR_ERR(ssock);
+		return PTR_ERR(ssk);
 	}
 
-	issk = inet_sk(msk->first);
+	issk = inet_sk(ssk);
 
 	switch (optname) {
 	case IP_FREEBIND:
@@ -767,18 +763,18 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_first_sf_only(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int level, int
 					  sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
-	struct socket *sock;
+	struct sock *ssk;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Limit to first subflow, before the connection establishment */
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	sock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (IS_ERR(sock)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(sock);
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ssk);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = tcp_setsockopt(sock->sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+	ret = tcp_setsockopt(ssk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
 
 unlock:
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -868,7 +864,6 @@ static int mptcp_getsockopt_first_sf_only(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int level, int
 					  char __user *optval, int __user *optlen)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
-	struct socket *ssock;
 	struct sock *ssk;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -879,9 +874,9 @@ static int mptcp_getsockopt_first_sf_only(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int level, int
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (IS_ERR(ssock)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(ssock);
+	ssk = __mptcp_nmpc_sk(msk);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ssk);
 		goto out;
 	}