diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 4c889552cde77..d6def23b8cba0 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -406,9 +406,12 @@ static bool mptcp_pending_data_fin(struct sock *sk, u64 *seq)
 static void mptcp_set_datafin_timeout(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+	u32 retransmits;
 
-	mptcp_sk(sk)->timer_ival = min(TCP_RTO_MAX,
-				       TCP_RTO_MIN << icsk->icsk_retransmits);
+	retransmits = min_t(u32, icsk->icsk_retransmits,
+			    ilog2(TCP_RTO_MAX / TCP_RTO_MIN));
+
+	mptcp_sk(sk)->timer_ival = TCP_RTO_MIN << retransmits;
 }
 
 static void __mptcp_set_timeout(struct sock *sk, long tout)