diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index a33e03da5070d..1324ef532d99f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3271,6 +3271,7 @@ fail_tests()
 {
 	# single subflow
 	if reset_with_fail "Infinite map" 1; then
+		MPTCP_LIB_SUBTEST_FLAKY=1
 		test_linkfail=128 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1
 		chk_join_nr 0 0 0 +1 +0 1 0 1 "$(pedit_action_pkts)"
@@ -3279,6 +3280,7 @@ fail_tests()
 
 	# multiple subflows
 	if reset_with_fail "MP_FAIL MP_RST" 2; then
+		MPTCP_LIB_SUBTEST_FLAKY=1
 		tc -n $ns2 qdisc add dev ns2eth1 root netem rate 1mbit delay 5ms
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 1