diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 45708e67cccc..7d32b4c4ed93 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,6 @@ static void __flush_addrs(struct list_head *list)
 static void __reset_counters(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet)
 {
 	WRITE_ONCE(pernet->add_addr_signal_max, 0);
-	WRITE_ONCE(pernet->add_addr_accept_max, 0);
 	WRITE_ONCE(pernet->local_addr_max, 0);
 	pernet->addrs = 0;
 }