diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 76a197f7b813..504bcfe911ea 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # address all other issues detected by shellcheck.
 #shellcheck disable=SC2086
 
+. "$(dirname "${0}")/mptcp_lib.sh"
+
 ret=0
 sin=""
 sinfail=""
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ cleanup_partial()
 
 check_tools()
 {
+	mptcp_lib_check_mptcp
+
 	if ! ip -Version &> /dev/null; then
 		echo "SKIP: Could not run test without ip tool"
 		exit $ksft_skip