diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 3fc29201362a..e70d3420954f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -2329,17 +2329,16 @@ signal_address_tests()
 		ip netns exec $ns1 sysctl -q net.mptcp.add_addr_timeout=1
 		speed=slow \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1
+		chk_join_nr 3 3 3
 
 		# It is not directly linked to the commit introducing this
 		# symbol but for the parent one which is linked anyway.
-		if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next$"; then
-			chk_join_nr 3 3 2
-			chk_add_nr 4 4
-		else
-			chk_join_nr 3 3 3
+		if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next$"; then
 			# the server will not signal the address terminating
 			# the MPC subflow
 			chk_add_nr 3 3
+		else
+			chk_add_nr 4 4
 		fi
 	fi
 }