diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 6ab568d6b856..4977e6ff17b4 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3716,7 +3716,6 @@ userspace_pm_add_addr()
 	tk=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info token "$evts")
 
 	ip netns exec $1 ./pm_nl_ctl ann $2 token $tk id $3
-	sleep 1
 }
 
 # $1: ns ; $2: id
@@ -3747,7 +3746,6 @@ userspace_pm_add_sf()
 
 	ip netns exec $1 ./pm_nl_ctl csf lip $2 lid $3 \
 				rip $da rport $dp token $tk
-	sleep 1
 }
 
 # $1: ns ; $2: addr $3: event type
@@ -3999,7 +3997,9 @@ userspace_tests()
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_event ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
 		userspace_pm_add_addr $ns1 10.0.2.1 10
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 1
 		userspace_pm_add_addr $ns1 10.0.3.1 20
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 2
 		chk_join_nr 2 2 2
 		chk_add_nr 2 2
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 2 subflows 2
@@ -4032,6 +4032,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
 		userspace_pm_add_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 20
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 1
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 		chk_subflows_total 2 2
@@ -4062,6 +4063,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
 		chk_subflows_total 1 1
 		userspace_pm_add_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 0
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 1
 		userspace_pm_chk_dump_addr "${ns2}" \
 			"id 0 flags subflow 10.0.3.2" "id 0 subflow"
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
@@ -4081,6 +4083,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
 		userspace_pm_add_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 20
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 1
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 		chk_subflows_total 2 2
@@ -4105,6 +4108,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_event ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
 		userspace_pm_add_addr $ns1 10.0.2.1 10
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 1
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 		chk_add_nr 1 1
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
@@ -4131,6 +4135,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		local tests_pid=$!
 		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
 		userspace_pm_add_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 20
+		wait_event ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 1
 		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
 		chk_subflows_total 2 2