diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 9b30c4b39159..821daa922ca3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ void mptcp_data_acked(struct sock *sk)
 	mptcp_reset_timer(sk);
 
 	if ((!test_bit(MPTCP_SEND_SPACE, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags) ||
+	     mptcp_send_head(sk) ||
 	     (inet_sk_state_load(sk) != TCP_ESTABLISHED)))
 		mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
 }
@@ -1840,6 +1841,8 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		__mptcp_close_subflow(msk);
 
 	__mptcp_move_skbs(msk);
+	if (mptcp_send_head(sk))
+		mptcp_push_pending(sk, 0);
 
 	if (msk->pm.status)
 		pm_work(msk);