diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 6eb93762fa16e..d917823b3ea26 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,12 @@ static void __mptcp_clean_una(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
+static void __mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	__mptcp_clean_una(sk);
+	mptcp_write_space(sk);
+}
+
 static void mptcp_enter_memory_pressure(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
@@ -2251,7 +2257,7 @@ static void __mptcp_retrans(struct sock *sk)
 	struct sock *ssk;
 	int ret;
 
-	__mptcp_clean_una(sk);
+	__mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(sk);
 	dfrag = mptcp_rtx_head(sk);
 	if (!dfrag)
 		return;
@@ -2855,7 +2861,7 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CLEAN_UNA, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags))
-		__mptcp_clean_una(sk);
+		__mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(sk);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags))
 		__mptcp_error_report(sk);