diff --git a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
index d4b1e6ec1b36..7f2c3727ab23 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
@@ -760,14 +760,21 @@ static int mptcp_setsockopt_v4(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int optname,
 static int mptcp_setsockopt_first_sf_only(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int level, int optname,
 					  sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
+	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	struct socket *sock;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Limit to first subflow, before the connection establishment */
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	sock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
 	if (!sock)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock;
 
-	return tcp_setsockopt(sock->sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+	ret = tcp_setsockopt(sock->sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+
+unlock:
+	release_sock(sk);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mptcp_setsockopt_sol_tcp(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int optname,