diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 62cdd2bcff9d..f994e7f45f7b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -179,6 +179,35 @@ static bool mptcp_ooo_try_coalesce(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sk_buff *to,
 	return mptcp_try_coalesce((struct sock *)msk, to, from);
 }
 
+/* "inspired" by tcp_rcvbuf_grow(), main difference:
+ * - mptcp does not maintain a msk-level window clamp
+ * - returns true when  the receive buffer is actually updated
+ */
+static bool mptcp_rcvbuf_grow(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+	const struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	int rcvwin, rcvbuf, cap;
+
+	if (!READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_moderate_rcvbuf) ||
+	    (sk->sk_userlocks & SOCK_RCVBUF_LOCK))
+		return false;
+
+	rcvwin = msk->rcvq_space.space << 1;
+
+	if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&msk->out_of_order_queue))
+		rcvwin += MPTCP_SKB_CB(msk->ooo_last_skb)->end_seq - msk->ack_seq;
+
+	cap = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_rmem[2]);
+
+	rcvbuf = min_t(u32, mptcp_space_from_win(sk, rcvwin), cap);
+	if (rcvbuf > sk->sk_rcvbuf) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvbuf, rcvbuf);
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* "inspired" by tcp_data_queue_ofo(), main differences:
  * - use mptcp seqs
  * - don't cope with sacks
@@ -292,6 +321,9 @@ static void mptcp_data_queue_ofo(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 end:
 	skb_condense(skb);
 	skb_set_owner_r(skb, sk);
+	/* do not grow rcvbuf for not-yet-accepted or orphaned sockets. */
+	if (sk->sk_socket)
+		mptcp_rcvbuf_grow(sk);
 }
 
 static bool __mptcp_move_skb(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk,
@@ -784,18 +816,10 @@ static bool move_skbs_to_msk(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 	return moved;
 }
 
-static void __mptcp_rcvbuf_update(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
-{
-	if (unlikely(ssk->sk_rcvbuf > sk->sk_rcvbuf))
-		WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvbuf, ssk->sk_rcvbuf);
-}
-
 static void __mptcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 
-	__mptcp_rcvbuf_update(sk, ssk);
-
 	/* Wake-up the reader only for in-sequence data */
 	if (move_skbs_to_msk(msk, ssk) && mptcp_epollin_ready(sk))
 		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
@@ -2014,48 +2038,26 @@ static void mptcp_rcv_space_adjust(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int copied)
 	if (msk->rcvq_space.copied <= msk->rcvq_space.space)
 		goto new_measure;
 
-	if (READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_moderate_rcvbuf) &&
-	    !(sk->sk_userlocks & SOCK_RCVBUF_LOCK)) {
-		u64 rcvwin, grow;
-		int rcvbuf;
+	msk->rcvq_space.space = msk->rcvq_space.copied;
+	if (mptcp_rcvbuf_grow(sk)) {
 
-		rcvwin = ((u64)msk->rcvq_space.copied << 1) + 16 * advmss;
+		/* Make subflows follow along.  If we do not do this, we
+		 * get drops at subflow level if skbs can't be moved to
+		 * the mptcp rx queue fast enough (announced rcv_win can
+		 * exceed ssk->sk_rcvbuf).
+		 */
+		mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
+			struct sock *ssk;
+			bool slow;
 
-		grow = rcvwin * (msk->rcvq_space.copied - msk->rcvq_space.space);
-
-		do_div(grow, msk->rcvq_space.space);
-		rcvwin += (grow << 1);
-
-		rcvbuf = min_t(u64, mptcp_space_from_win(sk, rcvwin),
-			       READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_rmem[2]));
-
-		if (rcvbuf > sk->sk_rcvbuf) {
-			u32 window_clamp;
-
-			window_clamp = mptcp_win_from_space(sk, rcvbuf);
-			WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvbuf, rcvbuf);
-
-			/* Make subflows follow along.  If we do not do this, we
-			 * get drops at subflow level if skbs can't be moved to
-			 * the mptcp rx queue fast enough (announced rcv_win can
-			 * exceed ssk->sk_rcvbuf).
-			 */
-			mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
-				struct sock *ssk;
-				bool slow;
-
-				ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
-				slow = lock_sock_fast(ssk);
-				WRITE_ONCE(ssk->sk_rcvbuf, rcvbuf);
-				WRITE_ONCE(tcp_sk(ssk)->window_clamp, window_clamp);
-				if (tcp_can_send_ack(ssk))
-					tcp_cleanup_rbuf(ssk, 1);
-				unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slow);
-			}
+			ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+			slow = lock_sock_fast(ssk);
+			tcp_sk(ssk)->rcvq_space.space = msk->rcvq_space.copied;
+			tcp_rcvbuf_grow(ssk);
+			unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slow);
 		}
 	}
 
-	msk->rcvq_space.space = msk->rcvq_space.copied;
 new_measure:
 	msk->rcvq_space.copied = 0;
 	msk->rcvq_space.time = mstamp;
@@ -2084,11 +2086,6 @@ static bool __mptcp_move_skbs(struct sock *sk)
 	if (list_empty(&msk->conn_list))
 		return false;
 
-	/* verify we can move any data from the subflow, eventually updating */
-	if (!(sk->sk_userlocks & SOCK_RCVBUF_LOCK))
-		mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow)
-			__mptcp_rcvbuf_update(sk, subflow->tcp_sock);
-
 	subflow = list_first_entry(&msk->conn_list,
 				   struct mptcp_subflow_context, node);
 	for (;;) {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 371084a3fc22..52f9cfa4ce95 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ struct mptcp_sock {
 	struct mptcp_pm_data	pm;
 	struct mptcp_sched_ops	*sched;
 	struct {
-		u32	space;	/* bytes copied in last measurement window */
-		u32	copied; /* bytes copied in this measurement window */
+		int	space;	/* bytes copied in last measurement window */
+		int	copied; /* bytes copied in this measurement window */
 		u64	time;	/* start time of measurement window */
 		u64	rtt_us; /* last maximum rtt of subflows */
 	} rcvq_space;