diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index bc9c2e40881e..0dacf16a4b53 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ static bool lookup_subflow_by_daddr(const struct list_head *list,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *
+static bool
 select_local_address(const struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet,
-		     const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+		     const struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+		     struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *new_entry)
 {
-	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry, *ret = NULL;
+	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
+	bool found = false;
 
 	msk_owned_by_me(msk);
 
@@ -159,17 +161,21 @@ select_local_address(const struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet,
 		if (!test_bit(entry->addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap))
 			continue;
 
-		ret = entry;
+		*new_entry = *entry;
+		found = true;
 		break;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return ret;
+
+	return found;
 }
 
-static struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *
-select_signal_address(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet, const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+static bool
+select_signal_address(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet, const struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+		      struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *new_entry)
 {
-	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry, *ret = NULL;
+	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
+	bool found = false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	/* do not keep any additional per socket state, just signal
@@ -184,11 +190,13 @@ select_signal_address(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet, const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 		if (!(entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SIGNAL))
 			continue;
 
-		ret = entry;
+		*new_entry = *entry;
+		found = true;
 		break;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return ret;
+
+	return found;
 }
 
 unsigned int mptcp_pm_get_add_addr_signal_max(const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
@@ -512,9 +520,10 @@ __lookup_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet, const struct mptcp_addr_info *info)
 
 static void mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
-	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *local, *signal_and_subflow = NULL;
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry local;
 	unsigned int add_addr_signal_max;
+	bool signal_and_subflow = false;
 	unsigned int local_addr_max;
 	struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet;
 	unsigned int subflows_max;
@@ -565,23 +574,22 @@ static void mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 		if (msk->pm.addr_signal & BIT(MPTCP_ADD_ADDR_SIGNAL))
 			return;
 
-		local = select_signal_address(pernet, msk);
-		if (!local)
+		if (!select_signal_address(pernet, msk, &local))
 			goto subflow;
 
 		/* If the alloc fails, we are on memory pressure, not worth
 		 * continuing, and trying to create subflows.
 		 */
-		if (!mptcp_pm_alloc_anno_list(msk, &local->addr))
+		if (!mptcp_pm_alloc_anno_list(msk, &local.addr))
 			return;
 
-		__clear_bit(local->addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+		__clear_bit(local.addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
 		msk->pm.add_addr_signaled++;
-		mptcp_pm_announce_addr(msk, &local->addr, false);
+		mptcp_pm_announce_addr(msk, &local.addr, false);
 		mptcp_pm_nl_addr_send_ack(msk);
 
-		if (local->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SUBFLOW)
-			signal_and_subflow = local;
+		if (local.flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SUBFLOW)
+			signal_and_subflow = true;
 	}
 
 subflow:
@@ -592,26 +600,22 @@ static void mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 		bool fullmesh;
 		int i, nr;
 
-		if (signal_and_subflow) {
-			local = signal_and_subflow;
-			signal_and_subflow = NULL;
-		} else {
-			local = select_local_address(pernet, msk);
-			if (!local)
-				break;
-		}
+		if (signal_and_subflow)
+			signal_and_subflow = false;
+		else if (!select_local_address(pernet, msk, &local))
+			break;
 
-		fullmesh = !!(local->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH);
+		fullmesh = !!(local.flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH);
 
 		msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
-		__clear_bit(local->addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
-		nr = fill_remote_addresses_vec(msk, &local->addr, fullmesh, addrs);
+		__clear_bit(local.addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+		nr = fill_remote_addresses_vec(msk, &local.addr, fullmesh, addrs);
 		if (nr == 0)
 			continue;
 
 		spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 		for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
-			__mptcp_subflow_connect(sk, &local->addr, &addrs[i]);
+			__mptcp_subflow_connect(sk, &local.addr, &addrs[i]);
 		spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 	}
 	mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(msk);
