diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 95007e433109e..c0cef07f43827 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,10 @@ void mptcp_finish_connect(struct sock *ssk)
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->write_seq, subflow->idsn + 1);
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->ack_seq, ack_seq);
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->can_ack, 1);
+	if (inet_sk_state_load(sk) != TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
+		inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
+		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
+	}
 }
 
 static void mptcp_sock_graft(struct sock *sk, struct socket *parent)