diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index daa437df8115..a28310764654 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -2664,6 +2664,18 @@ backup_tests()
 
 	# single address, backup
 	if reset "single address, backup" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal,backup
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 0 slow nobackup
+		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
+		chk_add_nr 1 1
+		chk_prio_nr 1 0 0 1
+	fi
+
+	# single address, switch to backup
+	if reset "single address, switch to backup" &&
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal
@@ -2678,12 +2690,12 @@ backup_tests()
 	if reset "single address with port, backup" &&
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
-		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal port 10100
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal,backup port 10100
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
-		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 0 slow backup
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 0 slow nobackup
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 		chk_add_nr 1 1
-		chk_prio_nr 1 1 0 0
+		chk_prio_nr 1 0 0 1
 	fi
 
 	if reset "mpc backup" &&
@@ -2696,11 +2708,20 @@ backup_tests()
 
 	if reset "mpc backup both sides" &&
 	   continue_if mptcp_lib_kallsyms_doesnt_have "T mptcp_subflow_send_ack$"; then
-		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 flags subflow,backup
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 2
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 flags signal,backup
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 flags subflow,backup
+
+		# 10.0.2.2 (non-backup) -> 10.0.1.1 (backup)
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 flags subflow
+		# 10.0.1.2 (backup) -> 10.0.2.1 (non-backup)
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal
+		ip -net "$ns2" route add 10.0.2.1 via 10.0.1.1 dev ns2eth1 # force this path
+
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 0 slow
-		chk_join_nr 0 0 0
-		chk_prio_nr 1 1 0 0
+		chk_join_nr 2 2 2
+		chk_prio_nr 1 1 1 1
 	fi
 
 	if reset "mpc switch to backup" &&