diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 6a149da3a4d9..aeb723b38ced 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ do_reset:
 	mptcp_subflow_reset(sk);
 }
 
-static struct request_sock_ops mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops __ro_after_init;
+static struct request_sock_ops mptcp_subflow_v4_request_sock_ops __ro_after_init;
 static struct tcp_request_sock_ops subflow_request_sock_ipv4_ops __ro_after_init;
 
 static int subflow_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static int subflow_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb_rtable(skb)->rt_flags & (RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_MULTICAST))
 		goto drop;
 
-	return tcp_conn_request(&mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops,
+	return tcp_conn_request(&mptcp_subflow_v4_request_sock_ops,
 				&subflow_request_sock_ipv4_ops,
 				sk, skb);
 drop:
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ drop:
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
+static struct request_sock_ops mptcp_subflow_v6_request_sock_ops __ro_after_init;
 static struct tcp_request_sock_ops subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops __ro_after_init;
 static struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops subflow_v6_specific __ro_after_init;
 static struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops subflow_v6m_specific __ro_after_init;
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ static int subflow_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return tcp_conn_request(&mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops,
+	return tcp_conn_request(&mptcp_subflow_v6_request_sock_ops,
 				&subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops, sk, skb);
 
 drop:
@@ -415,7 +416,12 @@ struct request_sock *mptcp_subflow_reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *op
 					       struct sock *sk_listener,
 					       bool attach_listener)
 {
-	ops = &mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops;
+	if (ops->family == AF_INET)
+		ops = &mptcp_subflow_v4_request_sock_ops;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
+	else if (ops->family == AF_INET6)
+		ops = &mptcp_subflow_v6_request_sock_ops;
+#endif
 
 	return inet_reqsk_alloc(ops, sk_listener, attach_listener);
 }
@@ -1386,7 +1392,6 @@ static struct tcp_ulp_ops subflow_ulp_ops __read_mostly = {
 static int subflow_ops_init(struct request_sock_ops *subflow_ops)
 {
 	subflow_ops->obj_size = sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock);
-	subflow_ops->slab_name = "request_sock_subflow";
 
 	subflow_ops->slab = kmem_cache_create(subflow_ops->slab_name,
 					      subflow_ops->obj_size, 0,
@@ -1403,9 +1408,10 @@ static int subflow_ops_init(struct request_sock_ops *subflow_ops)
 
 void __init mptcp_subflow_init(void)
 {
-	mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops = tcp_request_sock_ops;
-	if (subflow_ops_init(&mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops) != 0)
-		panic("MPTCP: failed to init subflow request sock ops\n");
+	mptcp_subflow_v4_request_sock_ops = tcp_request_sock_ops;
+	mptcp_subflow_v4_request_sock_ops.slab_name = "request_sock_subflow_v4";
+	if (subflow_ops_init(&mptcp_subflow_v4_request_sock_ops) != 0)
+		panic("MPTCP: failed to init subflow v4 request sock ops\n");
 
 	subflow_request_sock_ipv4_ops = tcp_request_sock_ipv4_ops;
 	subflow_request_sock_ipv4_ops.init_req = subflow_v4_init_req;
@@ -1416,6 +1422,18 @@ void __init mptcp_subflow_init(void)
 	subflow_specific.sk_rx_dst_set = subflow_finish_connect;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
+	/* In struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock, we assume the TCP request sock
+	 * structures for v4 and v6 have the same size. It should not changed in
+	 * the future but better to make sure to be warned if it is no longer
+	 * the case.
+	 */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct tcp_request_sock) != sizeof(struct tcp6_request_sock));
+
+	mptcp_subflow_v6_request_sock_ops = tcp6_request_sock_ops;
+	mptcp_subflow_v6_request_sock_ops.slab_name = "request_sock_subflow_v6";
+	if (subflow_ops_init(&mptcp_subflow_v6_request_sock_ops) != 0)
+		panic("MPTCP: failed to init subflow v6 request sock ops\n");
+
 	subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops = tcp_request_sock_ipv6_ops;
 	subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops.init_req = subflow_v6_init_req;