diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
index 414addef9a45..d240d02fa443 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ int main_loop(void)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (cfg_truncate > 0) {
-		xdisconnect(fd);
+		shutdown(fd, SHUT_WR);
 	} else if (--cfg_repeat > 0) {
 		xdisconnect(fd);