diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index adbe6350f..6be7e7592 100755
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2218,9 +2218,6 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *err,
 
 		__MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEACK);
 		local_bh_enable();
-	} else {
-		MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
-				MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEFALLBACK);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 607519246..276fe9f44 100755
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ create_child:
 			if (fallback_is_fatal)
 				goto dispose_child;
 
+			if (fallback)
+				SUBFLOW_REQ_INC_STATS(req, MPTCP_MIB_MPCAPABLEPASSIVEFALLBACK);
+
 			subflow_drop_ctx(child);
 			goto out;
 		}