diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index dc1f200aaa81..058ad5a13d24 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,24 @@ CBPF_MPTCP_SUBOPTION_ADD_ADDR="14,
 			       6 0 0 65535,
 			       6 0 0 0"
 
+# IPv4: TCP hdr of 48B, a first suboption of 12B (DACK8), the RM_ADDR suboption
+# generated using "nfbpf_compile '(ip[32] & 0xf0) == 0xc0 && ip[53] == 0x0c &&
+#				  (ip[66] & 0xf0) == 0x40'"
+CBPF_MPTCP_SUBOPTION_RM_ADDR="13,
+			      48 0 0 0,
+			      84 0 0 240,
+			      21 0 9 64,
+			      48 0 0 32,
+			      84 0 0 240,
+			      21 0 6 192,
+			      48 0 0 53,
+			      21 0 4 12,
+			      48 0 0 66,
+			      84 0 0 240,
+			      21 0 1 64,
+			      6 0 0 65535,
+			      6 0 0 0"
+
 init_partial()
 {
 	capout=$(mktemp)
@@ -4217,6 +4235,14 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		chk_subflow_nr "after no reject" 3
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 2 subflows 2
 
+		# To make sure RM_ADDR are sent over a different subflow, but
+		# allow the rest to quickly and cleanly close the subflow
+		local ipt=1
+		ip netns exec "${ns2}" ${iptables} -I OUTPUT -s "10.0.1.2" \
+			-p tcp -m tcp --tcp-option 30 \
+			-m bpf --bytecode \
+			"$CBPF_MPTCP_SUBOPTION_RM_ADDR" \
+			-j DROP || ipt=0
 		local i
 		for i in $(seq 3); do
 			pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 1 10.0.1.2
@@ -4229,6 +4255,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 			chk_subflow_nr "after re-add id 0 ($i)" 3
 			chk_mptcp_info subflows 3 subflows 3
 		done
+		[ ${ipt} = 1 ] && ip netns exec "${ns2}" ${iptables} -D OUTPUT 1
 
 		mptcp_lib_kill_group_wait $tests_pid
 
@@ -4288,11 +4315,20 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 2 subflows 2
 		chk_mptcp_info add_addr_signal 2 add_addr_accepted 2
 
+		# To make sure RM_ADDR are sent over a different subflow, but
+		# allow the rest to quickly and cleanly close the subflow
+		local ipt=1
+		ip netns exec "${ns1}" ${iptables} -I OUTPUT -s "10.0.1.1" \
+			-p tcp -m tcp --tcp-option 30 \
+			-m bpf --bytecode \
+			"$CBPF_MPTCP_SUBOPTION_RM_ADDR" \
+			-j DROP || ipt=0
 		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns1 42 10.0.1.1
 		sleep 0.5
 		chk_subflow_nr "after delete ID 0" 2
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 2 subflows 2
 		chk_mptcp_info add_addr_signal 2 add_addr_accepted 2
+		[ ${ipt} = 1 ] && ip netns exec "${ns1}" ${iptables} -D OUTPUT 1
 
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 99 flags signal
 		wait_mpj 4