diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 68804fd01daf..8efc58716ce9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -883,8 +883,10 @@ static unsigned int tcp_syn_options(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		unsigned int size;
 
 		if (mptcp_syn_options(sk, skb, &size, &opts->mptcp)) {
-			opts->options |= OPTION_MPTCP;
-			remaining -= size;
+			if (remaining >= size) {
+				opts->options |= OPTION_MPTCP;
+				remaining -= size;
+			}
 		}
 	}