diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index fef01692eaed40..99705a9c2238c6 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -1986,7 +1986,8 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags(struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *local,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if ((local->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH) &&
-	    (entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SIGNAL)) {
+	    (entry->flags & (MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SIGNAL |
+			     MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_IMPLICIT))) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&pernet->lock);
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, attr, "invalid addr flags");
 		return -EINVAL;