diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh
index 841a67a7d5243..b180133a30af7 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/userspace_pm.sh
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ test_remove()
 		stdbuf -o0 -e0 printf "[OK]\n"
 	else
 		stdbuf -o0 -e0 printf "[FAIL]\n"
+		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	# RM_ADDR using an invalid addr id should result in no action
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ test_remove()
 		stdbuf -o0 -e0 printf "[OK]\n"
 	else
 		stdbuf -o0 -e0 printf "[FAIL]\n"
+		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	# RM_ADDR from the client to server machine