diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 5ff93b73f33d04c34cc1cff815741cf68d4d54a0..ca86c88f89e031fb3a02040fe0c30c24afd64410 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -728,11 +728,13 @@ 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 mptcp_addr_info local;
+		bool slow;
 
 		local_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &local);
 		if (!mptcp_addresses_equal(&local, addr, addr->port))
 			continue;
 
+		slow = lock_sock_fast(ssk);
 		if (subflow->backup != bkup)
 			msk->last_snd = NULL;
 		subflow->backup = bkup;
@@ -740,7 +742,8 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_mp_prio_send_ack(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		subflow->request_bkup = bkup;
 
 		pr_debug("send ack for mp_prio");
-		mptcp_subflow_send_ack(ssk);
+		__mptcp_subflow_send_ack(ssk);
+		unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slow);
 
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index e475212f2618bf46d995b43fb2eef0918845b0a7..cc21fafd9726511641afa6f317993ad08d005e0f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -506,13 +506,18 @@ static inline bool tcp_can_send_ack(const struct sock *ssk)
 	       (TCPF_SYN_SENT | TCPF_SYN_RECV | TCPF_TIME_WAIT | TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN));
 }
 
+void __mptcp_subflow_send_ack(struct sock *ssk)
+{
+	if (tcp_can_send_ack(ssk))
+		tcp_send_ack(ssk);
+}
+
 void mptcp_subflow_send_ack(struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	bool slow;
 
 	slow = lock_sock_fast(ssk);
-	if (tcp_can_send_ack(ssk))
-		tcp_send_ack(ssk);
+	__mptcp_subflow_send_ack(ssk);
 	unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slow);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index c14d70c036d0eef8a8d7a9de415fed3e49fab358..033c995772dc6b21b45ad1c77809f30028e126e9 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ void __init mptcp_subflow_init(void);
 void mptcp_subflow_shutdown(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk, int how);
 void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 		     struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow);
+void __mptcp_subflow_send_ack(struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_send_ack(struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_reset(struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_queue_clean(struct sock *ssk);