diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index d21210709f84..ed4622dd4828 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ static inline void genl_info_net_set(struct genl_info *info, struct net *net)
 
 #define GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, msg) NL_SET_ERR_MSG((info)->extack, msg)
 
+#define GENL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(info, msg, args...) \
+	NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT((info)->extack, msg, ##args)
+
 /* Report that a root attribute is missing */
 #define GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, attr) ({				\
 	struct genl_info *__info = (info);				\
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 9813ed0fde9b..d66fbd558263 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -912,10 +912,14 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet,
 	 */
 	if (pernet->next_id == MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID)
 		pernet->next_id = 1;
-	if (pernet->addrs >= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX)
+	if (pernet->addrs >= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX) {
+		ret = -ERANGE;
 		goto out;
-	if (test_bit(entry->addr.id, pernet->id_bitmap))
+	}
+	if (test_bit(entry->addr.id, pernet->id_bitmap)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* do not insert duplicate address, differentiate on port only
 	 * singled addresses
@@ -929,8 +933,10 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet,
 			 * endpoint is an implicit one and the user-space
 			 * did not provide an endpoint id
 			 */
-			if (!(cur->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_IMPLICIT))
+			if (!(cur->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_IMPLICIT)) {
+				ret = -EEXIST;
 				goto out;
+			}
 			if (entry->addr.id)
 				goto out;
 
@@ -1003,16 +1009,12 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_create_listen_socket(struct sock *sk,
 		return err;
 
 	msk = mptcp_sk(entry->lsk->sk);
-	if (!msk) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!msk)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ssock = __mptcp_nmpc_socket(msk);
-	if (!ssock) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!ssock)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mptcp_info2sockaddr(&entry->addr, &addr, entry->addr.family);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
@@ -1020,22 +1022,14 @@ static int mptcp_pm_nl_create_listen_socket(struct sock *sk,
 		addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
 #endif
 	err = kernel_bind(ssock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, addrlen);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_warn("kernel_bind error, err=%d", err);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	err = kernel_listen(ssock, backlog);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_warn("kernel_listen error, err=%d", err);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	return 0;
-
-out:
-	sock_release(entry->lsk);
-	return err;
 }
 
 int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
@@ -1327,7 +1321,7 @@ static int mptcp_nl_cmd_add_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (!entry) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "can't allocate addr");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1337,23 +1331,22 @@ static int mptcp_nl_cmd_add_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (entry->addr.port) {
 		ret = mptcp_pm_nl_create_listen_socket(skb->sk, entry);
 		if (ret) {
-			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "create listen socket error");
-			kfree(entry);
-			return ret;
+			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(info, "create listen socket error: %d", ret);
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 	}
 	ret = mptcp_pm_nl_append_new_local_addr(pernet, entry);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "too many addresses or duplicate one");
-		if (entry->lsk)
-			sock_release(entry->lsk);
-		kfree(entry);
-		return ret;
+		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(info, "too many addresses or duplicate one: %d", ret);
+		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	mptcp_nl_add_subflow_or_signal_addr(sock_net(skb->sk));
-
 	return 0;
+
+out_free:
+	__mptcp_pm_release_addr_entry(entry);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int mptcp_pm_get_flags_and_ifindex_by_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int id,