struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry, *ret = NULL;
 
        rcu_read_lock();
-       spin_lock_bh(&msk->join_list_lock);
+       __mptcp_flush_join_list(msk);
        list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, &pernet->local_addr_list, list) {
                if (!(entry->addr.flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SUBFLOW))
                        continue;
                 * pending join
                 */
                if (entry->addr.family == ((struct sock *)msk)->sk_family &&
-                   !lookup_subflow_by_saddr(&msk->conn_list, &entry->addr) &&
-                   !lookup_subflow_by_saddr(&msk->join_list, &entry->addr)) {
+                   !lookup_subflow_by_saddr(&msk->conn_list, &entry->addr)) {
                        ret = entry;
                        break;
                }
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&msk->join_list_lock);
        rcu_read_unlock();
        return ret;
 }