diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 255793c5ac4f..586af88194e5 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	if [ "$test_link_fail" -eq 2 ];then
 		timeout ${timeout_test} \
 			ip netns exec ${listener_ns} \
-				$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -l -p $port -s ${cl_proto} \
+				$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -l -p $port -s ${srv_proto} \
 					${local_addr} < "$sinfail" > "$sout" &
 	else
 		timeout ${timeout_test} \