diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index f8e58ebcdd54..f9161ed69b86 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ init_partial()
 		ip netns add $netns || exit $ksft_skip
 		ip -net $netns link set lo up
 		ip netns exec $netns sysctl -q net.mptcp.enabled=1
-		ip netns exec $netns sysctl -q net.mptcp.pm_type=0
+		ip netns exec $netns sysctl -q net.mptcp.pm_type=0 2>/dev/null || true
 		ip netns exec $netns sysctl -q net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=0
 		ip netns exec $netns sysctl -q net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter=0
 		if [ $checksum -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -3191,7 +3191,8 @@ fail_tests()
 userspace_tests()
 {
 	# userspace pm type prevents add_addr
-	if reset "userspace pm type prevents add_addr"; then
+	if reset "userspace pm type prevents add_addr" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
@@ -3202,7 +3203,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm type does not echo add_addr without daemon
-	if reset "userspace pm no echo w/o daemon"; then
+	if reset "userspace pm no echo w/o daemon" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
@@ -3213,7 +3215,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm type rejects join
-	if reset "userspace pm type rejects join"; then
+	if reset "userspace pm type rejects join" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 1 1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
@@ -3223,7 +3226,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm type does not send join
-	if reset "userspace pm type does not send join"; then
+	if reset "userspace pm type does not send join" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 1 1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
@@ -3233,7 +3237,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm type prevents mp_prio
-	if reset "userspace pm type prevents mp_prio"; then
+	if reset "userspace pm type prevents mp_prio" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 1 1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
@@ -3244,7 +3249,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm type prevents rm_addr
-	if reset "userspace pm type prevents rm_addr"; then
+	if reset "userspace pm type prevents rm_addr" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
@@ -3256,7 +3262,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm add & remove address
-	if reset_with_events "userspace pm add & remove address"; then
+	if reset_with_events "userspace pm add & remove address" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 userspace_1 0 slow
@@ -3267,7 +3274,8 @@ userspace_tests()
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm create destroy subflow
-	if reset_with_events "userspace pm create destroy subflow"; then
+	if reset_with_events "userspace pm create destroy subflow" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
 		set_userspace_pm $ns2
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 userspace_1 slow