diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index e2cb9d23e4a0..bda6862264ca 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static void subflow_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 			 subflow->backup);
 
 		if (!subflow_thmac_valid(subflow)) {
-			MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_JOINACKMAC);
+			MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_JOINSYNACKMAC);
 			subflow->reset_reason = MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP;
 			goto do_reset;
 		}