diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
index d31be7229cdb..a493eaf8633f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
@@ -182,9 +182,14 @@ do_transfer()
 		local_addr="0.0.0.0"
 	fi
 
+	cmsg="TIMESTAMPNS"
+	if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_ioctl$"; then
+		cmsg+=",TCPINQ"
+	fi
+
 	timeout ${timeout_test} \
 		ip netns exec ${listener_ns} \
-			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -l -M 1 -p $port -s ${srv_proto} -c TIMESTAMPNS,TCPINQ \
+			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -l -M 1 -p $port -s ${srv_proto} -c "${cmsg}" \
 				${local_addr} < "$sin" > "$sout" &
 	spid=$!
 
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ do_transfer()
 
 	timeout ${timeout_test} \
 		ip netns exec ${connector_ns} \
-			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -M 2 -p $port -s ${cl_proto} -c TIMESTAMPNS,TCPINQ \
+			$mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -M 2 -p $port -s ${cl_proto} -c "${cmsg}" \
 				$connect_addr < "$cin" > "$cout" &
 
 	cpid=$!
@@ -311,6 +316,11 @@ do_tcpinq_tests()
 	ip netns exec "$ns1" iptables -F
 	ip netns exec "$ns1" ip6tables -F
 
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_ioctl$"; then
+		echo "INFO: TCP_INQ not supported: SKIP"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	for args in "-t tcp" "-r tcp"; do
 		do_tcpinq_test $args
 		lret=$?