diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
index 664cafc60705..d02e0d63a8f9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
@@ -178,14 +178,19 @@ subflow,backup 10.0.1.1" "set flags (backup)"
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set 10.0.1.1 flags nobackup
 check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow 10.0.1.1" "          (nobackup)"
+
+# fullmesh support has been added later
 ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags fullmesh
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
+if ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump | grep -q "fullmesh" ||
+   mptcp_lib_expect_all_features; then
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow,fullmesh 10.0.1.1" "          (fullmesh)"
-ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags nofullmesh
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
+	ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags nofullmesh
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow 10.0.1.1" "          (nofullmesh)"
-ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags backup,fullmesh
-check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
+	ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl set id 1 flags backup,fullmesh
+	check "ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dump" "id 1 flags \
 subflow,backup,fullmesh 10.0.1.1" "          (backup,fullmesh)"
+fi
 
 exit $ret