diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 06c5872e3b00..5181fb91595b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2365,8 +2365,12 @@ static void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 		mptcp_subflow_drop_ctx(ssk);
 	} else {
 		/* otherwise tcp will dispose of the ssk and subflow ctx */
-		if (ssk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
+		if (ssk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
+			tcp_set_state(ssk, TCP_CLOSE);
+			mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(sk, ssk);
+			inet_csk_listen_stop(ssk);
 			mptcp_event_pm_listener(ssk, MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED);
+		}
 
 		__tcp_close(ssk, 0);
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 339a6f072989..3a2db1b862dd 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 		     struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow);
 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(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index d34588850545..bf5e5c72b5ee 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,78 @@ static void subflow_state_change(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
+void mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(struct sock *listener_sk, struct sock *listener_ssk)
+{
+	struct request_sock_queue *queue = &inet_csk(listener_ssk)->icsk_accept_queue;
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk, *next, *head = NULL;
+	struct request_sock *req;
+
+	/* build a list of all unaccepted mptcp sockets */
+	spin_lock_bh(&queue->rskq_lock);
+	for (req = queue->rskq_accept_head; req; req = req->dl_next) {
+		struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
+		struct sock *ssk = req->sk;
+
+		if (!sk_is_mptcp(ssk))
+			continue;
+
+		subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
+		if (!subflow || !subflow->conn)
+			continue;
+
+		/* skip if already in list */
+		msk = mptcp_sk(subflow->conn);
+		if (msk->dl_next || msk == head)
+			continue;
+
+		sock_hold(subflow->conn);
+		msk->dl_next = head;
+		head = msk;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&queue->rskq_lock);
+	if (!head)
+		return;
+
+	/* can't acquire the msk socket lock under the subflow one,
+	 * or will cause ABBA deadlock
+	 */
+	release_sock(listener_ssk);
+
+	for (msk = head; msk; msk = next) {
+		struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+
+		lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+		next = msk->dl_next;
+		msk->dl_next = NULL;
+
+		/* prevent the stack from later re-schedule the worker for
+		 * this socket
+		 */
+		inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
+		release_sock(sk);
+
+		/* lockdep will report a false positive ABBA deadlock
+		 * between cancel_work_sync and the listener socket.
+		 * The involved locks belong to different sockets WRT
+		 * the existing AB chain.
+		 * Using a per socket key is problematic as key
+		 * deregistration requires process context and must be
+		 * performed at socket disposal time, in atomic
+		 * context.
+		 * Just tell lockdep to consider the listener socket
+		 * released here.
+		 */
+		mutex_release(&listener_sk->sk_lock.dep_map, _RET_IP_);
+		mptcp_cancel_work(sk);
+		mutex_acquire(&listener_sk->sk_lock.dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+		sock_put(sk);
+	}
+
+	/* we are still under the listener msk socket lock */
+	lock_sock_nested(listener_ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+}
+
 static int subflow_ulp_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);