diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
index 38021a0dd527..6032f9b23c4c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y
 CONFIG_MPTCP=y
 CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh
index 4eacdb1ab962..fa9e09ad97d9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh
@@ -55,16 +55,20 @@ __chk_nr()
 {
 	local command="$1"
 	local expected=$2
-	local msg nr
+	local msg="$3"
+	local skip="${4:-SKIP}"
+	local nr
 
-	shift 2
-	msg=$*
 	nr=$(eval $command)
 
 	printf "%-50s" "$msg"
 	if [ $nr != $expected ]; then
-		echo "[ fail ] expected $expected found $nr"
-		ret=$test_cnt
+		if [ $nr = "$skip" ] && ! mptcp_lib_expect_all_features; then
+			echo "[ skip ] Feature probably not supported"
+		else
+			echo "[ fail ] expected $expected found $nr"
+			ret=$test_cnt
+		fi
 	else
 		echo "[  ok  ]"
 	fi
@@ -76,12 +80,12 @@ __chk_msk_nr()
 	local condition=$1
 	shift 1
 
-	__chk_nr "ss -inmHMN $ns | $condition" $*
+	__chk_nr "ss -inmHMN $ns | $condition" "$@"
 }
 
 chk_msk_nr()
 {
-	__chk_msk_nr "grep -c token:" $*
+	__chk_msk_nr "grep -c token:" "$@"
 }
 
 wait_msk_nr()
@@ -119,37 +123,26 @@ wait_msk_nr()
 
 chk_msk_fallback_nr()
 {
-		__chk_msk_nr "grep -c fallback" $*
+	__chk_msk_nr "grep -c fallback" "$@"
 }
 
 chk_msk_remote_key_nr()
 {
-		__chk_msk_nr "grep -c remote_key" $*
+	__chk_msk_nr "grep -c remote_key" "$@"
 }
 
 __chk_listen()
 {
 	local filter="$1"
 	local expected=$2
+	local msg="$3"
 
-	shift 2
-	msg=$*
-
-	nr=$(ss -N $ns -Ml "$filter" | grep -c LISTEN)
-	printf "%-50s" "$msg"
-
-	if [ $nr != $expected ]; then
-		echo "[ fail ] expected $expected found $nr"
-		ret=$test_cnt
-	else
-		echo "[  ok  ]"
-	fi
+	__chk_nr "ss -N $ns -Ml '$filter' | grep -c LISTEN" "$expected" "$msg" 0
 }
 
 chk_msk_listen()
 {
 	lport=$1
-	local msg="check for listen socket"
 
 	# destination port search should always return empty list
 	__chk_listen "dport $lport" 0 "listen match for dport $lport"
@@ -167,10 +160,9 @@ chk_msk_listen()
 chk_msk_inuse()
 {
 	local expected=$1
+	local msg="$2"
 	local listen_nr
 
-	shift 1
-
 	listen_nr=$(ss -N "${ns}" -Ml | grep -c LISTEN)
 	expected=$((expected + listen_nr))
 
@@ -181,7 +173,7 @@ chk_msk_inuse()
 		sleep 0.1
 	done
 
-	__chk_nr get_msk_inuse $expected $*
+	__chk_nr get_msk_inuse $expected "$msg" 0
 }
 
 # $1: ns, $2: port
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
index c1f7bac19942..773dd770a567 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ cleanup()
 }
 
 mptcp_lib_check_mptcp
+mptcp_lib_check_kallsyms
 
 ip -Version > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
@@ -695,6 +696,15 @@ run_test_transparent()
 		return 0
 	fi
 
+	# IP(V6)_TRANSPARENT has been added after TOS support which came with
+	# the required infrastructure in MPTCP sockopt code. To support TOS, the
+	# following function has been exported (T). Not great but better than
+	# checking for a specific kernel version.
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "T __ip_sock_set_tos$"; then
+		echo "INFO: ${msg} not supported by the kernel: SKIP"
+		return
+	fi
+
 ip netns exec "$listener_ns" nft -f /dev/stdin <<"EOF"
 flush ruleset
 table inet mangle {
@@ -767,6 +777,11 @@ run_tests_peekmode()
 
 run_tests_mptfo()
 {
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_fastopen_"; then
+		echo "INFO: TFO not supported by the kernel: SKIP"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	echo "INFO: with MPTFO start"
 	ip netns exec "$ns1" sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen=2
 	ip netns exec "$ns2" sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen=1
@@ -787,6 +802,11 @@ run_tests_disconnect()
 	local old_cin=$cin
 	local old_sin=$sin
 
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_pm_data_reset$"; then
+		echo "INFO: Full disconnect not supported: SKIP"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	cat $cin $cin $cin > "$cin".disconnect
 
 	# force do_transfer to cope with the multiple tranmissions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
index 3286536b79d5..29b65f4b73b2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,41 @@ mptcp_lib_check_mptcp() {
 		exit ${KSFT_SKIP}
 	fi
 }
+
+mptcp_lib_check_kallsyms() {
+	if ! mptcp_lib_has_file "/proc/kallsyms"; then
+		echo "SKIP: CONFIG_KALLSYMS is missing"
+		exit ${KSFT_SKIP}
+	fi
+}
+
+# Internal: use mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has() instead
+__mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has() {
+	local sym="${1}"
+
+	mptcp_lib_check_kallsyms
+
+	grep -q " ${sym}" /proc/kallsyms
+}
+
+# $1: part of a symbol to look at, add '$' at the end for full name
+mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has() {
+	local sym="${1}"
+
+	if __mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "${sym}"; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	mptcp_lib_fail_if_expected_feature "${sym} symbol not found"
+}
+
+# $1: part of a symbol to look at, add '$' at the end for full name
+mptcp_lib_kallsyms_doesnt_have() {
+	local sym="${1}"
+
+	if ! __mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "${sym}"; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	mptcp_lib_fail_if_expected_feature "${sym} symbol has been found"
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
index ae61f39556ca..b35148edbf02 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ struct so_state {
 	uint64_t tcpi_rcv_delta;
 };
 
+#ifndef MIN
+#define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
 static void die_perror(const char *msg)
 {
 	perror(msg);
@@ -349,13 +353,14 @@ static void do_getsockopt_tcp_info(struct so_state *s, int fd, size_t r, size_t
 			xerror("getsockopt MPTCP_TCPINFO (tries %d, %m)");
 
 		assert(olen <= sizeof(ti));
-		assert(ti.d.size_user == ti.d.size_kernel);
-		assert(ti.d.size_user == sizeof(struct tcp_info));
+		assert(ti.d.size_kernel > 0);
+		assert(ti.d.size_user ==
+		       MIN(ti.d.size_kernel, sizeof(struct tcp_info)));
 		assert(ti.d.num_subflows == 1);
 
 		assert(olen > (socklen_t)sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_data));
 		olen -= sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_data);
-		assert(olen == sizeof(struct tcp_info));
+		assert(olen == ti.d.size_user);
 
 		if (ti.ti[0].tcpi_bytes_sent == w &&
 		    ti.ti[0].tcpi_bytes_received == r)
@@ -401,13 +406,14 @@ static void do_getsockopt_subflow_addrs(int fd)
 		die_perror("getsockopt MPTCP_SUBFLOW_ADDRS");
 
 	assert(olen <= sizeof(addrs));
-	assert(addrs.d.size_user == addrs.d.size_kernel);
-	assert(addrs.d.size_user == sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_addrs));
+	assert(addrs.d.size_kernel > 0);
+	assert(addrs.d.size_user ==
+	       MIN(addrs.d.size_kernel, sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_addrs)));
 	assert(addrs.d.num_subflows == 1);
 
 	assert(olen > (socklen_t)sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_data));
 	olen -= sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_data);
-	assert(olen == sizeof(struct mptcp_subflow_addrs));
+	assert(olen == addrs.d.size_user);
 
 	llen = sizeof(local);
 	ret = getsockname(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&local, &llen);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
index ff5adbb9c7f2..f295a371ff14 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ cleanup()
 }
 
 mptcp_lib_check_mptcp
+mptcp_lib_check_kallsyms
 
 ip -Version > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
@@ -186,9 +187,14 @@ do_transfer()
 		local_addr="0.0.0.0"
 	fi
 
+	cmsg="TIMESTAMPNS"
+	if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_ioctl$"; then
+		cmsg+=",TCPINQ"
+	fi
+
 	timeout ${timeout_test} \
 		ip netns exec ${listener_ns} \
-			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -l -M 1 -p $port -s ${srv_proto} -c TIMESTAMPNS,TCPINQ \
+			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -l -M 1 -p $port -s ${srv_proto} -c "${cmsg}" \
 				${local_addr} < "$sin" > "$sout" &
 	local spid=$!
 
@@ -196,7 +202,7 @@ do_transfer()
 
 	timeout ${timeout_test} \
 		ip netns exec ${connector_ns} \
-			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -M 2 -p $port -s ${cl_proto} -c TIMESTAMPNS,TCPINQ \
+			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -M 2 -p $port -s ${cl_proto} -c "${cmsg}" \
 				$connect_addr < "$cin" > "$cout" &
 
 	local cpid=$!
@@ -253,6 +259,11 @@ do_mptcp_sockopt_tests()
 {
 	local lret=0
 
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_diag_fill_info$"; then
+		echo "INFO: MPTCP sockopt not supported: SKIP"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	ip netns exec "$ns_sbox" ./mptcp_sockopt
 	lret=$?
 
@@ -307,6 +318,11 @@ do_tcpinq_tests()
 {
 	local lret=0
 
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_ioctl$"; then
+		echo "INFO: TCP_INQ not supported: SKIP"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	local args
 	for args in "-t tcp" "-r tcp"; do
 		do_tcpinq_test $args
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
index 32f7533e0919..d02e0d63a8f9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ check()
 }
 
 check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "" "defaults addr list"
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "accept 0
+
+default_limits="$(ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits)"
+if mptcp_lib_expect_all_features; then
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "accept 0
 subflows 2" "defaults limits"
+fi
 
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl add 10.0.1.1
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl add 10.0.1.2 flags subflow dev lo
@@ -121,12 +125,10 @@ ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl flush
 check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "" "flush addrs"
 
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits 9 1
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "accept 0
-subflows 2" "rcv addrs above hard limit"
+check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "$default_limits" "rcv addrs above hard limit"
 
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits 1 9
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "accept 0
-subflows 2" "subflows above hard limit"
+check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "$default_limits" "subflows above hard limit"
 
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits 8 8
 check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl limits" "accept 8
@@ -176,14 +178,19 @@ subflow,backup 10.0.1.1" "set flags (backup)"
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set 10.0.1.1 flags nobackup
 check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow 10.0.1.1" "          (nobackup)"
+
+# fullmesh support has been added later
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags fullmesh
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
+if ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump | grep -q "fullmesh" ||
+   mptcp_lib_expect_all_features; then
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow,fullmesh 10.0.1.1" "          (fullmesh)"
-ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags nofullmesh
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
+	ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags nofullmesh
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow 10.0.1.1" "          (nofullmesh)"
-ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags backup,fullmesh
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
+	ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags backup,fullmesh
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow,backup,fullmesh 10.0.1.1" "          (backup,fullmesh)"
+fi
 
 exit $ret
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh
index 8092399d911f..98d9e4d2d3fc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@
 . "$(dirname "${0}")/mptcp_lib.sh"
 
 mptcp_lib_check_mptcp
+mptcp_lib_check_kallsyms
+
+if ! mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
+	echo "userspace pm tests are not supported by the kernel: SKIP"
+	exit ${KSFT_SKIP}
+fi
 
 ip -Version > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
 	echo "SKIP: Cannot not run test without ip tool"
-	exit 1
+	exit ${KSFT_SKIP}
 fi
 
 ANNOUNCED=6        # MPTCP_EVENT_ANNOUNCED
@@ -909,6 +915,11 @@ test_listener()
 {
 	print_title "Listener tests"
 
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_event_pm_listener$"; then
+		stdbuf -o0 -e0 printf "LISTENER events                                            \t[SKIP] Not supported\n"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	# Capture events on the network namespace running the client
 	:>$client_evts