diff --git a/net/mptcp/options.c b/net/mptcp/options.c
index df9a51425c6f..8f940be42f98 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/options.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/options.c
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ static bool mptcp_established_options_mp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 static void mptcp_write_data_fin(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
-				 struct mptcp_ext *ext)
+				 struct sk_buff *skb, struct mptcp_ext *ext)
 {
-	if (!ext->use_map) {
+	if (!ext->use_map || !skb->len) {
 		/* RFC6824 requires a DSS mapping with specific values
 		 * if DATA_FIN is set but no data payload is mapped
 		 */
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static bool mptcp_established_options_dss(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			opts->ext_copy = *mpext;
 
 		if (skb && tcp_fin && subflow->data_fin_tx_enable)
-			mptcp_write_data_fin(subflow, &opts->ext_copy);
+			mptcp_write_data_fin(subflow, skb, &opts->ext_copy);
 		ret = true;
 	}