diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index f2b2bd3..28ec26d 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1841,6 +1841,7 @@ static int mptcp_stream_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock,
 	if (!ssock)
 		goto unlock_fail;
 
+	clear_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
 	sock_hold(ssock->sk);
 	release_sock(sock->sk);
 
@@ -1861,6 +1862,8 @@ static int mptcp_stream_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (inet_csk_listen_poll(ssock->sk))
+		set_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
 	sock_put(ssock->sk);
 	return err;
 
@@ -1869,21 +1872,33 @@ static int mptcp_stream_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static __poll_t mptcp_check_readable(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+	return test_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags) ? EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM :
+	       0;
+}
+
 static __poll_t mptcp_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 			   struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
 	__poll_t mask = 0;
+	int state;
 
 	msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 	sock_poll_wait(file, sock, wait);
 
-	if (test_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags))
-		mask = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
-	if (sk_stream_is_writeable(sk) &&
-	    test_bit(MPTCP_SEND_SPACE, &msk->flags))
-		mask |= EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
+	state = inet_sk_state_load(sk);
+	if (state == TCP_LISTEN)
+		return mptcp_check_readable(msk);
+
+	if (state != TCP_SYN_SENT && state != TCP_SYN_RECV) {
+		mask |= mptcp_check_readable(msk);
+		if (sk_stream_is_writeable(sk) &&
+		    test_bit(MPTCP_SEND_SPACE, &msk->flags))
+			mask |= EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
+	}
 	if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN)
 		mask |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM | EPOLLRDHUP;