diff --git a/net/mptcp/diag.c b/net/mptcp/diag.c
index 2d3efb405437d8..02205f7994d752 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/diag.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/diag.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int subflow_get_info(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		flags |= MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_BKUP_REM;
 	if (sf->request_bkup)
 		flags |= MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_BKUP_LOC;
-	if (sf->fully_established)
+	if (READ_ONCE(sf->fully_established))
 		flags |= MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_FULLY_ESTABLISHED;
 	if (sf->conn_finished)
 		flags |= MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_CONNECTED;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/options.c b/net/mptcp/options.c
index 370c3836b7712f..1603b3702e2207 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/options.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/options.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static bool mptcp_established_options_mp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return false;
 
 	/* MPC/MPJ needed only on 3rd ack packet, DATA_FIN and TCP shutdown take precedence */
-	if (subflow->fully_established || snd_data_fin_enable ||
+	if (READ_ONCE(subflow->fully_established) || snd_data_fin_enable ||
 	    subflow->snd_isn != TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq ||
 	    sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 		return false;
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static bool check_fully_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk,
 	/* here we can process OoO, in-window pkts, only in-sequence 4th ack
 	 * will make the subflow fully established
 	 */
-	if (likely(subflow->fully_established)) {
+	if (likely(READ_ONCE(subflow->fully_established))) {
 		/* on passive sockets, check for 3rd ack retransmission
 		 * note that msk is always set by subflow_syn_recv_sock()
 		 * for mp_join subflows
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 0a99da8cde3570..69cc7b9b58ca4f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3513,7 +3513,7 @@ static void schedule_3rdack_retransmission(struct sock *ssk)
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(ssk);
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
-	if (mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->fully_established)
+	if (READ_ONCE(mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->fully_established))
 		return;
 
 	/* reschedule with a timeout above RTT, as we must look only for drop */
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 568a72702b080d..a93e661ef5c435 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 		request_bkup : 1,
 		mp_capable : 1,	    /* remote is MPTCP capable */
 		mp_join : 1,	    /* remote is JOINing */
-		fully_established : 1,	    /* path validated */
 		pm_notified : 1,    /* PM hook called for established status */
 		conn_finished : 1,
 		map_valid : 1,
@@ -532,10 +531,11 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 		is_mptfo : 1,	    /* subflow is doing TFO */
 		close_event_done : 1,       /* has done the post-closed part */
 		mpc_drop : 1,	    /* the MPC option has been dropped in a rtx */
-		__unused : 8;
+		__unused : 9;
 	bool	data_avail;
 	bool	scheduled;
 	bool	pm_listener;	    /* a listener managed by the kernel PM? */
+	bool	fully_established;  /* path validated */
 	u32	remote_nonce;
 	u64	thmac;
 	u32	local_nonce;
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ static inline bool __tcp_can_send(const struct sock *ssk)
 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)
+	if (subflow->request_join && !READ_ONCE(subflow->fully_established))
 		return false;
 
 	return __tcp_can_send(mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow));
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 6170f2fff71e4f..860903e0642255 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ void __mptcp_subflow_fully_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 				       const struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt)
 {
 	subflow_set_remote_key(msk, subflow, mp_opt);
-	subflow->fully_established = 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(subflow->fully_established, true);
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->fully_established, true);
 
 	if (subflow->is_mptfo)
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ static void subflow_ulp_clone(const struct request_sock *req,
 	} else if (subflow_req->mp_join) {
 		new_ctx->ssn_offset = subflow_req->ssn_offset;
 		new_ctx->mp_join = 1;
-		new_ctx->fully_established = 1;
+		WRITE_ONCE(new_ctx->fully_established, true);
 		new_ctx->remote_key_valid = 1;
 		new_ctx->backup = subflow_req->backup;
 		new_ctx->request_bkup = subflow_req->request_bkup;