diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index f0d23c76f1cb..4ca1e9c665dc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 2 2
-		{ speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_mpj $ns1
@@ -3624,7 +3624,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
-		{ speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_mpj $ns2
@@ -3652,7 +3652,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
-		{ speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_mpj $ns2
@@ -3673,7 +3673,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
-		{ speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_mpj $ns2
@@ -3697,7 +3697,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
-		{ speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_mpj $ns1