diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 0ec3ccac6bb42dad2a1402bbaf173825a0b05acc..8b2338dfdc8078291e4f98c5dfc11b0ef4039d22 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static struct mptcp_sock *subflow_token_join_request(struct request_sock *req,
 	return msk;
 }
 
-static int __subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req, const struct sock *sk_listener)
+static void subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req, const struct sock *sk_listener)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *subflow_req = mptcp_subflow_rsk(req);
 
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@ static int __subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req, const struct sock *sk_li
 	subflow_req->mp_join = 0;
 	subflow_req->msk = NULL;
 	mptcp_token_init_request(req);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
-	/* no MPTCP if MD5SIG is enabled on this socket or we may run out of
-	 * TCP option space.
-	 */
-	if (rcu_access_pointer(tcp_sk(sk_listener)->md5sig_info))
-		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Init mptcp request socket.
@@ -117,20 +107,23 @@ static int __subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req, const struct sock *sk_li
  * Returns an error code if a JOIN has failed and a TCP reset
  * should be sent.
  */
-static int subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req,
-			    const struct sock *sk_listener,
-			    struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int subflow_check_req(struct request_sock *req,
+			     const struct sock *sk_listener,
+			     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *listener = mptcp_subflow_ctx(sk_listener);
 	struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *subflow_req = mptcp_subflow_rsk(req);
 	struct mptcp_options_received mp_opt;
-	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("subflow_req=%p, listener=%p", subflow_req, listener);
 
-	ret = __subflow_init_req(req, sk_listener);
-	if (ret)
-		return 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
+	/* no MPTCP if MD5SIG is enabled on this socket or we may run out of
+	 * TCP option space.
+	 */
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(tcp_sk(sk_listener)->md5sig_info))
+		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
 
 	mptcp_get_options(skb, &mp_opt);
 
@@ -205,10 +198,7 @@ int mptcp_subflow_init_cookie_req(struct request_sock *req,
 	struct mptcp_options_received mp_opt;
 	int err;
 
-	err = __subflow_init_req(req, sk_listener);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
+	subflow_init_req(req, sk_listener);
 	mptcp_get_options(skb, &mp_opt);
 
 	if (mp_opt.mp_capable && mp_opt.mp_join)
@@ -248,12 +238,13 @@ static struct dst_entry *subflow_v4_route_req(const struct sock *sk,
 	int err;
 
 	tcp_rsk(req)->is_mptcp = 1;
+	subflow_init_req(req, sk);
 
 	dst = tcp_request_sock_ipv4_ops.route_req(sk, skb, fl, req);
 	if (!dst)
 		return NULL;
 
-	err = subflow_init_req(req, sk, skb);
+	err = subflow_check_req(req, sk, skb);
 	if (err == 0)
 		return dst;
 
@@ -273,12 +264,13 @@ static struct dst_entry *subflow_v6_route_req(const struct sock *sk,
 	int err;
 
 	tcp_rsk(req)->is_mptcp = 1;
+	subflow_init_req(req, sk);
 
 	dst = tcp_request_sock_ipv6_ops.route_req(sk, skb, fl, req);
 	if (!dst)
 		return NULL;
 
-	err = subflow_init_req(req, sk, skb);
+	err = subflow_check_req(req, sk, skb);
 	if (err == 0)
 		return dst;