diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 6f6b65d3eed1..f4206001e2fe 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int __mptcp_socket_create(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	msk->first = ssock->sk;
+	WRITE_ONCE(msk->first, ssock->sk);
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->subflow, ssock);
 	subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssock->sk);
 	list_add(&subflow->node, &msk->conn_list);
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ static void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 	sock_put(ssk);
 
 	if (ssk == msk->first)
-		msk->first = NULL;
+		WRITE_ONCE(msk->first, NULL);
 
 out:
 	if (ssk == msk->last_snd)
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ static int __mptcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->rmem_released, 0);
 	msk->timer_ival = TCP_RTO_MIN;
 
-	msk->first = NULL;
+	WRITE_ONCE(msk->first, NULL);
 	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_sync_mss = mptcp_sync_mss;
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->csum_enabled, mptcp_is_checksum_enabled(sock_net(sk)));
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->allow_infinite_fallback, true);