diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 554fcafd6e8a..0c22efeba675 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -2774,6 +2774,11 @@ verify_listener_events()
 			$e_saddr $e_sport
 	fi
 
+	if ! mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "mptcp_event_pm_listener$"; then
+		printf "[skip]: event not supported\n"
+		return
+	fi
+
 	type=$(grep "type:$e_type," $evt |
 	       sed --unbuffered -n 's/.*\(type:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
 	family=$(grep "type:$e_type," $evt |