diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index cfb77a32518a..d96fbdc34dbb 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2229,7 +2229,6 @@ static bool __mptcp_move_skbs(struct sock *sk, struct list_head *skbs, u32 *delt
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 	bool moved = false;
 
-	*delta = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		prefetch(skb->next);
 		list_del(&skb->list);
@@ -2266,20 +2265,12 @@ static bool mptcp_can_spool_backlog(struct sock *sk, struct list_head *skbs)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void mptcp_backlog_spooled(struct sock *sk, u32 moved,
-				  struct list_head *skbs)
-{
-	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
-
-	WRITE_ONCE(msk->backlog_len, msk->backlog_len - moved);
-	list_splice(skbs, &msk->backlog_list);
-}
-
 static bool mptcp_move_skbs(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 	struct list_head skbs;
 	bool enqueued = false;
-	u32 moved;
+	u32 moved = 0;
 
 	mptcp_data_lock(sk);
 	while (mptcp_can_spool_backlog(sk, &skbs)) {
@@ -2287,8 +2278,8 @@ static bool mptcp_move_skbs(struct sock *sk)
 		enqueued |= __mptcp_move_skbs(sk, &skbs, &moved);
 
 		mptcp_data_lock(sk);
-		mptcp_backlog_spooled(sk, moved, &skbs);
 	}
+	WRITE_ONCE(msk->backlog_len, msk->backlog_len - moved);
 	mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
 
 	if (enqueued && mptcp_epollin_ready(sk))
@@ -3747,12 +3738,12 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 	__must_hold(&sk->sk_lock.slock)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+	u32 moved = 0;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long flags = (msk->cb_flags & MPTCP_FLAGS_PROCESS_CTX_NEED);
 		struct list_head join_list, skbs;
 		bool spool_bl;
-		u32 moved;
 
 		spool_bl = mptcp_can_spool_backlog(sk, &skbs);
 		if (!flags && !spool_bl)
@@ -3785,9 +3776,9 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 
 		cond_resched();
 		spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
-		if (spool_bl)
-			mptcp_backlog_spooled(sk, moved, &skbs);
 	}
+	if (moved)
+		WRITE_ONCE(msk->backlog_len, msk->backlog_len - moved);
 
 	if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CLEAN_UNA, &msk->cb_flags))
 		__mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(sk);