diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 3e088e9d20fd..cf75be02eb00 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -686,9 +686,6 @@ static bool move_skbs_to_msk(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	unsigned int moved = 0;
 
-	if (inet_sk_state_load(sk) == TCP_CLOSE)
-		return false;
-
 	__mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(msk, ssk, &moved);
 	__mptcp_ofo_queue(msk);
 	if (unlikely(ssk->sk_err)) {