diff --git a/net/mptcp/options.c b/net/mptcp/options.c
index aead331866a0..bd8f0f425be4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/options.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/options.c
@@ -1584,6 +1584,9 @@ void mptcp_write_options(struct tcphdr *th, __be32 *ptr, struct tcp_sock *tp,
 		*ptr++ = mptcp_option(MPTCPOPT_MP_PRIO,
 				      TCPOLEN_MPTCP_PRIO,
 				      opts->backup, TCPOPT_NOP);
+
+		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net((const struct sock *)tp),
+				MPTCP_MIB_MPPRIOTX);
 	}
 
 mp_capable_done:
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index e099f2a12504..5ff93b73f33d 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_mp_prio_send_ack(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 	mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
 		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
-		struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 		struct mptcp_addr_info local;
 
 		local_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &local);
@@ -739,12 +738,9 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_mp_prio_send_ack(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		subflow->backup = bkup;
 		subflow->send_mp_prio = 1;
 		subflow->request_bkup = bkup;
-		__MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_MPPRIOTX);
 
-		spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 		pr_debug("send ack for mp_prio");
 		mptcp_subflow_send_ack(ssk);
-		spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1816,8 +1812,10 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_fullmesh(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 	list.ids[list.nr++] = addr->id;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 	mptcp_pm_nl_rm_subflow_received(msk, &list);
 	mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(msk);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 }
 
 static int mptcp_nl_set_flags(struct net *net,
@@ -1835,12 +1833,10 @@ static int mptcp_nl_set_flags(struct net *net,
 			goto next;
 
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 		if (changed & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP)
 			ret = mptcp_pm_nl_mp_prio_send_ack(msk, addr, bkup);
 		if (changed & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH)
 			mptcp_pm_nl_fullmesh(msk, addr);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 		release_sock(sk);
 
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