diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 3e4ad801786f..f195b577c367 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -331,15 +331,21 @@ mptcp_pm_del_add_timer(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 {
 	struct mptcp_pm_add_entry *entry;
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+	struct timer_list *add_timer = NULL;
 
 	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 && entry)
+		list_del(&entry->list);
 	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;
 }
@@ -1430,7 +1436,6 @@ static bool remove_anno_list_by_saddr(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 	entry = mptcp_pm_del_add_timer(msk, addr, false);
 	if (entry) {
-		list_del(&entry->list);
 		kfree(entry);
 		return true;
 	}