diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 731a3f72106e..dab5b7b0782b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3751,7 +3751,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 	# subflow_rebuild_header is needed to support the implicit flag
 	# userspace pm type prevents add_addr
 	if reset "implicit EP" &&
-	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 2 2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 2 2
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal
@@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 	fi
 
 	if reset_with_tcp_filter "delete and re-add" ns2 10.0.3.2 REJECT OUTPUT &&
-	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		start_events
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 3