diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 3baa6ac3b03e..95a56384294f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -1832,31 +1832,26 @@ chk_subflow_nr()
 
 chk_mptcp_info()
 {
-	local nr_info=$1
-	local info
+	local info1=$1
+	local exp1=$2
+	local info2=$3
+	local exp2=$4
 	local cnt1
 	local cnt2
 	local dump_stats
 
-	if [[ $nr_info = "subflows_"* ]]; then
-		info="subflows"
-		nr_info=${nr_info:9}
-	else
-		echo "[fail] unsupported argument: $nr_info"
-		fail_test
-		return 1
-	fi
+	printf "%-${nr_blank}s %-30s" " " "mptcp_info $info1:$info2=$exp1:$exp2"
 
-	printf "%-${nr_blank}s %-30s" " " "mptcp_info $info=$nr_info"
-
-	cnt1=$(ss -N $ns1 -inmHM | grep "$info:" |
-		sed -n 's/.*\('"$info"':\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
+	cnt1=$(ss -N $ns1 -inmHM | grep "$info1:" |
+	       sed -n 's/.*\('"$info1"':\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
+	cnt2=$(ss -N $ns2 -inmHM | grep "$info2:" |
+	       sed -n 's/.*\('"$info2"':\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
+	# 'ss' only display active connections and counters that are not 0.
 	[ -z "$cnt1" ] && cnt1=0
-	cnt2=$(ss -N $ns2 -inmHM | grep "$info:" |
-		sed -n 's/.*\('"$info"':\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
 	[ -z "$cnt2" ] && cnt2=0
-	if [ "$cnt1" != "$nr_info" ] || [ "$cnt2" != "$nr_info" ]; then
-		echo "[fail] got $cnt1:$cnt2 $info expected $nr_info"
+
+	if [ "$cnt1" != "$exp1" ] || [ "$cnt2" != "$exp2" ]; then
+		echo "[fail] got $cnt1:$cnt2 $info1:$info2 expected $exp1:$exp2"
 		fail_test
 		dump_stats=1
 	else
@@ -3332,8 +3327,11 @@ userspace_tests()
 		userspace_pm_add_addr 10.0.2.1 10
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 		chk_add_nr 1 1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_mptcp_info add_addr_signal 1 add_addr_accepted 1
 		userspace_pm_rm_sf_addr_ns1 10.0.2.1 10
 		chk_rm_nr 1 1 invert
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
 		kill_events_pids
 		wait $tests_pid
 	fi
@@ -3348,8 +3346,10 @@ userspace_tests()
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		userspace_pm_add_sf 10.0.3.2 20
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 		userspace_pm_rm_sf_addr_ns2 10.0.3.2 20
 		chk_rm_nr 1 1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
 		kill_events_pids
 		wait $tests_pid
 	fi
@@ -3369,6 +3369,8 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		wait_mpj $ns1
 		pm_nl_check_endpoint 1 "creation" \
 			$ns2 10.0.2.2 id 1 flags implicit
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_mptcp_info add_addr_signal 1 add_addr_accepted 1
 
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 33
 		pm_nl_check_endpoint 0 "ID change is prevented" \
@@ -3389,17 +3391,17 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		chk_subflow_nr needtitle "before delete" 2
-		chk_mptcp_info subflows_1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 
 		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 2 10.0.2.2
 		sleep 0.5
 		chk_subflow_nr "" "after delete" 1
-		chk_mptcp_info subflows_0
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
 
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 2
-		chk_mptcp_info subflows_1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 		kill_tests_wait
 	fi
 }