diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index f922d32f4f200f..8f7112cb120efe 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3390,8 +3390,13 @@ userspace_tests()
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 		chk_subflows_total 2 2
 		chk_mptcp_info add_addr_signal 1 add_addr_accepted 1
-		userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns1 10
-		userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 "::ffff:10.0.2.1" $MPTCP_LIB_SUB_ESTABLISHED
+		if [ $((RANDOM%2)) -eq 0 ]; then
+			userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns1 10
+			userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 "::ffff:10.0.2.1" $MPTCP_LIB_SUB_ESTABLISHED
+		else
+			userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 "::ffff:10.0.2.1" $MPTCP_LIB_SUB_ESTABLISHED
+			userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns1 10
+		fi
 		chk_rm_nr 1 1 invert
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
 		chk_subflows_total 1 1