diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index d98f8f8905b9..b2a8c51a3969 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -4040,7 +4040,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 	# remove and re-add
 	if reset_with_events "delete re-add signal" &&
-	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		ip netns exec $ns1 sysctl -q net.mptcp.add_addr_timeout=0
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 3 3