diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 2da251dd7c00..7c7395b58944 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_addr_or_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 			removed = true;
 			__MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), rm_type);
 		}
-		__set_bit(rm_list->ids[i], msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+		if (rm_type == MPTCP_MIB_RMSUBFLOW)
+			__set_bit(rm_list->ids[i], msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
 		if (!removed)
 			continue;