diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
index 354784512748a..152b84e44d69d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static void syntax(char *argv[])
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tadd [flags signal|subflow|backup|fullmesh] [id <nr>] [dev <name>] <ip>\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tdel <id> [<ip>]\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tget <id>\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "\tset <ip> [flags backup|nobackup]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\tset <ip> [flags backup|nobackup|fullmesh|nofullmesh]\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tflush\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tdump\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tlimits [<rcv addr max> <subflow max>]\n");
@@ -704,12 +704,14 @@ int set_flags(int fd, int pm_family, int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (++arg >= argc)
 				error(1, 0, " missing flags value");
 
-			/* do not support flag list yet */
 			for (str = argv[arg]; (tok = strtok(str, ","));
 			     str = NULL) {
 				if (!strcmp(tok, "backup"))
 					flags |= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP;
-				else if (strcmp(tok, "nobackup"))
+				else if (!strcmp(tok, "fullmesh"))
+					flags |= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH;
+				else if (strcmp(tok, "nobackup") &&
+					 strcmp(tok, "nofullmesh"))
 					error(1, errno,
 					      "unknown flag %s", argv[arg]);
 			}