diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index c471934ad5e0..3da39febb09e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -2129,11 +2129,18 @@ signal_address_tests()
 		# the peer could possibly miss some addr notification, allow retransmission
 		ip netns exec $ns1 sysctl -q net.mptcp.add_addr_timeout=1
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 0 slow
-		chk_join_nr 3 3 3
 
-		# the server will not signal the address terminating
-		# the MPC subflow
-		chk_add_nr 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
+			# the server will not signal the address terminating
+			# the MPC subflow
+			chk_add_nr 3 3
+		fi
 	fi
 }