diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 82247aeef85714..0d34a1a694f52b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED = test_sock_addr test_skb_cgroup_id_user \
 	flow_dissector_load test_flow_dissector test_tcp_check_syncookie_user \
 	test_lirc_mode2_user xdping test_cpp runqslower bench bpf_testmod.ko \
 	xskxceiver xdp_redirect_multi xdp_synproxy veristat xdp_hw_metadata \
-	xdp_features bpf_test_no_cfi.ko
+	xdp_features bpf_test_no_cfi.ko pm_nl_ctl
 
 TEST_GEN_FILES += liburandom_read.so urandom_read sign-file uprobe_multi
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/pm_nl_ctl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/pm_nl_ctl.c
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000000..5a08c255b2780e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/pm_nl_ctl.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
index 8b0671bcce2955..e3ba5c4c0ee2c5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ static int endpoint_init(char *flags)
 	SYS(fail, "ip -net %s link set dev veth1 up", NS_TEST);
 	SYS(fail, "ip -net %s addr add %s/24 dev veth2", NS_TEST, ADDR_2);
 	SYS(fail, "ip -net %s link set dev veth2 up", NS_TEST);
-	SYS(fail, "ip -net %s mptcp endpoint add %s %s", NS_TEST, ADDR_2, flags);
+	if (SYS_NOFAIL("ip -net %s mptcp endpoint add %s %s", NS_TEST, ADDR_2, flags))
+		SYS(fail, "ip netns exec %s ./pm_nl_ctl add %s flags %s", NS_TEST, ADDR_2, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 fail:
@@ -355,16 +356,8 @@ static int endpoint_init(char *flags)
 
 static int _ss_search(char *src, char *dst, char *port, char *keyword)
 {
-	char cmd[128];
-	int n;
-
-	n = snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd),
-		     "ip netns exec %s ss -Menita src %s dst %s %s %d | grep -q '%s'",
-		     NS_TEST, src, dst, port, PORT_1, keyword);
-	if (n < 0 || n >= sizeof(cmd))
-		return -1;
-
-	return system(cmd);
+	return SYS_NOFAIL("ip netns exec %s ss -Menita src %s dst %s %s %d | grep -q '%s'",
+			  NS_TEST, src, dst, port, PORT_1, keyword);
 }
 
 static int ss_search(char *src, char *keyword)