newsk = new_mptcp_sock;
                mptcp_copy_inaddrs(newsk, ssk);
                list_add(&subflow->node, &msk->conn_list);
+               inet_sk_state_store(newsk, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
 
                bh_unlock_sock(new_mptcp_sock);
 
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+static void mptcp_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
+{
+       /* if new mptcp socket isn't accepted, it is free'd
+        * from the tcp listener sockets request queue, linked
+        * from req->sk.  The tcp socket is released.
+        * This calls the ULP release function which will
+        * also remove the mptcp socket, via
+        * sock_put(ctx->conn).
+        *
+        * Problem is that the mptcp socket will not be in
+        * SYN_RECV state and doesn't have SOCK_DEAD flag.
+        * Both result in warnings from inet_sock_destruct.
+        */
+
+       if (sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_RECV) {
+               sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
+               WARN_ON_ONCE(sk->sk_socket);
+               sock_orphan(sk);
+       }
+
+       inet_sock_destruct(sk);
+}
+
 static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
                                          struct sk_buff *skb,
                                          struct request_sock *req,
                        /* new mpc subflow takes ownership of the newly
                         * created mptcp socket
                         */
-                       inet_sk_state_store(new_msk, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
+                       new_msk->sk_destruct = mptcp_sock_destruct;
                        mptcp_pm_new_connection(mptcp_sk(new_msk), 1);
                        ctx->conn = new_msk;
                        new_msk = NULL;