diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh
index 0b8ff6e7fa52..3e9af9da8aa5 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/diag.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ __chk_msk_nr()
 	# -H/--no-header: don't print header
 	# -M/--mptcp: display mptcp sockets
 	# -N/--net: use specified network namespace name
-	__chk_nr "ss -inmHMN $ns | $condition" "$@"
+	__chk_nr "ss --info --numeric --memory --no-header --mptcp --net=$ns | $condition" "$@"
 }
 
 chk_msk_nr()