diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 00b6c6cd76b8..f0d23c76f1cb 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3728,7 +3728,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		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
-		{ speed=slow \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=slow \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 
@@ -3755,7 +3755,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 3
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 id 1 dev ns2eth1 flags subflow
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
-		{ test_linkfail=4 speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 
@@ -3833,7 +3833,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		# broadcast IP: no packet for this address will be received on ns1
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 224.0.0.1 id 2 flags signal
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 42 flags signal
-		{ test_linkfail=4 speed=5 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!
 
@@ -3906,7 +3906,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		# broadcast IP: no packet for this address will be received on ns1
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 224.0.0.1 id 2 flags signal
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 id 3 flags subflow
-		{ test_linkfail=4 speed=20 \
+		{ test_linkfail=128 speed=20 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!