diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 3e4ad801786f..881d0772223e 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -329,17 +329,25 @@ struct mptcp_pm_add_entry *
 mptcp_pm_del_add_timer(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		       const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr, bool check_id)
 {
-	struct mptcp_pm_add_entry *entry;
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+	struct timer_list *add_timer = NULL;
+	struct mptcp_pm_add_entry *entry;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 	entry = mptcp_lookup_anno_list_by_saddr(msk, addr);
-	if (entry && (!check_id || entry->addr.id == addr->id))
+	if (entry && (!check_id || entry->addr.id == addr->id)) {
 		entry->retrans_times = ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX;
+		add_timer = &entry->add_timer;
+	}
+	if (!check_id) {
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		kfree(entry);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 
-	if (entry && (!check_id || entry->addr.id == addr->id))
-		sk_stop_timer_sync(sk, &entry->add_timer);
+	/* no lock, because sk_stop_timer_sync() is calling del_timer_sync() */
+	if (add_timer)
+		sk_stop_timer_sync(sk, add_timer);
 
 	return entry;
 }
@@ -1426,16 +1434,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_flags_and_ifindex_by_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int
 static bool remove_anno_list_by_saddr(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 				      const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
 {
-	struct mptcp_pm_add_entry *entry;
-
-	entry = mptcp_pm_del_add_timer(msk, addr, false);
-	if (entry) {
-		list_del(&entry->list);
-		kfree(entry);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return mptcp_pm_del_add_timer(msk, addr, false) != NULL;
 }
 
 static bool mptcp_pm_remove_anno_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk,