diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 242011de052a..6ae37d017d89 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_add_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = entry->sock;
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	unsigned int timeout = 0;
+	bool retransmit;
 
 	pr_debug("msk=%p\n", msk);
 
@@ -334,12 +335,13 @@ static void mptcp_pm_add_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
 		entry->retrans_times++;
 	}
 
-	if (entry->retrans_times >= ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX)
+	retransmit = entry->retrans_times < ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX;
+	if (!retransmit)
 		timeout = 0;
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 
-	if (entry->retrans_times == ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX)
+	if (!retransmit)
 		mptcp_pm_subflow_established(msk);
 
 out: