diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 832782e23740..26fbd9f6a3f7 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2207,14 +2207,8 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN) {
-				/* race breaker: the shutdown could be after the
-				 * previous receive queue check
-				 */
-				if (__mptcp_move_skbs(sk))
-					continue;
+			if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN)
 				break;
-			}
 
 			if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {
 				copied = -ENOTCONN;