diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index fb40dd676a26..5655a63aa6a8 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 		can_ack : 1,        /* only after processing the remote a key */
 		disposable : 1,	    /* ctx can be free at ulp release time */
 		stale : 1,	    /* unable to snd/rcv data, do not use for xmit */
-		local_id_valid : 1; /* local_id is correctly initialized */
+		local_id_valid : 1, /* local_id is correctly initialized */
+		valid_csum_seen : 1;        /* at least one csum validated */
 	enum mptcp_data_avail data_avail;
 	u32	remote_nonce;
 	u64	thmac;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index e90fe7eec43a..be76ada89d96 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -955,11 +955,14 @@ static enum mapping_status validate_data_csum(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *
 				 subflow->map_data_csum);
 	if (unlikely(csum)) {
 		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(ssk), MPTCP_MIB_DATACSUMERR);
-		subflow->send_mp_fail = 1;
-		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(ssk), MPTCP_MIB_MPFAILTX);
+		if (subflow->mp_join || subflow->valid_csum_seen) {
+			subflow->send_mp_fail = 1;
+			MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(ssk), MPTCP_MIB_MPFAILTX);
+		}
 		return subflow->mp_join ? MAPPING_INVALID : MAPPING_DUMMY;
 	}
 
+	subflow->valid_csum_seen = 1;
 	return MAPPING_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1141,6 +1144,18 @@ static void subflow_sched_work_if_closed(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ss
 	}
 }
 
+static bool subflow_can_fallback(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+{
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(subflow->conn);
+
+	if (subflow->mp_join)
+		return false;
+	else if (READ_ONCE(msk->csum_enabled))
+		return !subflow->valid_csum_seen;
+	else
+		return !subflow->fully_established;
+}
+
 static bool subflow_check_data_avail(struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
@@ -1218,7 +1233,7 @@ fallback:
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	if (subflow->mp_join || subflow->fully_established) {
+	if (!subflow_can_fallback(subflow)) {
 		/* fatal protocol error, close the socket.
 		 * subflow_error_report() will introduce the appropriate barriers
 		 */