diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index edc569bab4b8..5917a74b749d 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3289,6 +3289,7 @@ userspace_pm_rm_sf_addr_ns1()
 	local addr=$1
 	local id=$2
 	local tk sp da dp
+	local cnt_addr cnt_sf
 
 	tk=$(grep "type:1," "$evts_ns1" |
 	     sed -n 's/.*\(token:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
@@ -3298,11 +3299,13 @@ userspace_pm_rm_sf_addr_ns1()
 	     sed -n 's/.*\(daddr6:\)\([0-9a-f:.]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
 	dp=$(grep "type:10" "$evts_ns1" |
 	     sed -n 's/.*\(dport:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
+	cnt_addr=$(rm_addr_count ${ns1})
+	cnt_sf=$(rm_sf_count ${ns1})
 	ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl rem token $tk id $id
 	ip netns exec $ns1 ./pm_nl_ctl dsf lip "::ffff:$addr" \
 				lport $sp rip $da rport $dp token $tk
-	wait_rm_addr $ns1 1
-	wait_rm_sf $ns1 1
+	wait_rm_addr $ns1 "${cnt_addr}"
+	wait_rm_sf $ns1 "${cnt_sf}"
 }
 
 userspace_pm_add_sf()
@@ -3324,17 +3327,20 @@ userspace_pm_rm_sf_addr_ns2()
 	local addr=$1
 	local id=$2
 	local tk da dp sp
+	local cnt_addr cnt_sf
 
 	tk=$(sed -n 's/.*\(token:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q' "$evts_ns2")
 	da=$(sed -n 's/.*\(daddr4:\)\([0-9.]*\).*$/\2/p;q' "$evts_ns2")
 	dp=$(sed -n 's/.*\(dport:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q' "$evts_ns2")
 	sp=$(grep "type:10" "$evts_ns2" |
 	     sed -n 's/.*\(sport:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
+	cnt_addr=$(rm_addr_count ${ns2})
+	cnt_sf=$(rm_sf_count ${ns2})
 	ip netns exec $ns2 ./pm_nl_ctl rem token $tk id $id
 	ip netns exec $ns2 ./pm_nl_ctl dsf lip $addr lport $sp \
 				rip $da rport $dp token $tk
-	wait_rm_addr $ns2 1
-	wait_rm_sf $ns2 1
+	wait_rm_addr $ns2 "${cnt_addr}"
+	wait_rm_sf $ns2 "${cnt_sf}"
 }
 
 userspace_tests()