diff --git a/net/mptcp/options.c b/net/mptcp/options.c
index 5a14420b77c8..ac10a04ccd7c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/options.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/options.c
@@ -652,7 +652,6 @@ static bool mptcp_established_options_add_addr(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *
 	bool drop_other_suboptions = false;
 	unsigned int opt_size = *size;
 	bool echo;
-	bool port;
 	int len;
 
 	/* add addr will strip the existing options, be sure to avoid breaking
@@ -661,12 +660,12 @@ static bool mptcp_established_options_add_addr(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *
 	if (!mptcp_pm_should_add_signal(msk) ||
 	    (opts->suboptions & (OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_ACK | OPTION_MPTCP_MPC_ACK)) ||
 	    !mptcp_pm_add_addr_signal(msk, skb, opt_size, remaining, &opts->addr,
-		    &echo, &port, &drop_other_suboptions))
+		    &echo, &drop_other_suboptions))
 		return false;
 
 	if (drop_other_suboptions)
 		remaining += opt_size;
-	len = mptcp_add_addr_len(opts->addr.family, echo, port);
+	len = mptcp_add_addr_len(opts->addr.family, echo, !!opts->addr.port);
 	if (remaining < len)
 		return false;
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index 696b2c4613a7..ef6e4adeb0e5 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -278,11 +278,12 @@ void mptcp_pm_mp_fail_received(struct sock *sk, u64 fail_seq)
 bool mptcp_pm_add_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      unsigned int opt_size, unsigned int remaining,
 			      struct mptcp_addr_info *addr, bool *echo,
-			      bool *port, bool *drop_other_suboptions)
+			      bool *drop_other_suboptions)
 {
 	int ret = false;
 	u8 add_addr;
 	u8 family;
+	bool port;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 
@@ -300,10 +301,10 @@ bool mptcp_pm_add_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	*echo = mptcp_pm_should_add_signal_echo(msk);
-	*port = !!(*echo ? msk->pm.remote.port : msk->pm.local.port);
+	port = !!(*echo ? msk->pm.remote.port : msk->pm.local.port);
 
 	family = *echo ? msk->pm.remote.family : msk->pm.local.family;
-	if (remaining < mptcp_add_addr_len(family, *echo, *port))
+	if (remaining < mptcp_add_addr_len(family, *echo, port))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (*echo) {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index a23694ad69e7..e381054910d0 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static inline int mptcp_rm_addr_len(const struct mptcp_rm_list *rm_list)
 bool mptcp_pm_add_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      unsigned int opt_size, unsigned int remaining,
 			      struct mptcp_addr_info *addr, bool *echo,
-			      bool *port, bool *drop_other_suboptions);
+			      bool *drop_other_suboptions);
 bool mptcp_pm_rm_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int remaining,
 			     struct mptcp_rm_list *rm_list);
 int mptcp_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);