diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
index a6447f7a31fe..d158678fa6ab 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.sh
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	mptcp_lib_wait_local_port_listen "${listener_ns}" "${port}"
 
 	local start
-	start=$(date +%s%3N)
+	start=$(date +%s%N)
 	ip netns exec ${connector_ns} \
 		./mptcp_connect -t ${timeout_poll} -p $port -s ${cl_proto} \
 			$extra_args $connect_addr < "$cin" > "$cout" &
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	fi
 
 	local stop
-	stop=$(date +%s%3N)
+	stop=$(date +%s%N)
 
 	if $capture; then
 		sleep 1
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ do_transfer()
 	fi
 
 	local duration
-	duration=$((stop-start))
+	duration=$(((stop-start) / 1000000))
 	printf "(duration %05sms) " "${duration}"
 	if [ ${rets} -ne 0 ] || [ ${retc} -ne 0 ] || [ ${timeout_pid} -ne 0 ]; then
 		mptcp_lib_pr_fail "client exit code $retc, server $rets"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
index 989a5975dcea..5ef6033775c8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET6=10
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS=()
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_DUPLICATED=0
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTEST_FLAKY=0
-MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_MS=
+MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_NS=
 MPTCP_LIB_TEST_COUNTER=0
 MPTCP_LIB_TEST_FORMAT="%02u %-50s"
 MPTCP_LIB_IP_MPTCP=0
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ mptcp_lib_kversion_ge() {
 }
 
 mptcp_lib_subtests_last_ts_reset() {
-	MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_MS="$(date +%s%3N)"
+	MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_NS="$(date +%s%N)"
 }
 mptcp_lib_subtests_last_ts_reset
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ __mptcp_lib_result_check_duplicated() {
 __mptcp_lib_result_add() {
 	local result="${1}"
 	local time="time="
-	local ts_prev_ms
+	local ts_prev_ns
 	shift
 
 	local id=$((${#MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS[@]} + 1))
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ __mptcp_lib_result_add() {
 	# not to add two '#'
 	[[ "${*}" != *"#"* ]] && time="# ${time}"
 
-	ts_prev_ms="${MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_MS}"
+	ts_prev_ns="${MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_NS}"
 	mptcp_lib_subtests_last_ts_reset
-	time+="$((MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_MS - ts_prev_ms))ms"
+	time+="$(((MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_LAST_TS_NS - ts_prev_ns) / 1000000))ms"
 
 	MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS+=("${result} ${id} - ${KSFT_TEST}: ${*} ${time}")
 }