diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
index 32f7533e0919..664cafc60705 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