diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 7330e32bb9ab..e6391e234e97 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ cinfail=""
 cinsent=""
 cout=""
 ksft_skip=4
+iptables="iptables"
+ip6tables="ip6tables"
 timeout_poll=30
 timeout_test=$((timeout_poll * 2 + 1))
 mptcp_connect=""
@@ -126,9 +128,9 @@ reset_with_add_addr_timeout()
 	local ip="${1:-4}"
 	local tables
 
-	tables="iptables"
+	tables="${iptables}"
 	if [ $ip -eq 6 ]; then
-		tables="ip6tables"
+		tables="${ip6tables}"
 	fi
 
 	reset
@@ -171,8 +173,10 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
 	exit $ksft_skip
 fi
 
-iptables -V > /dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+if iptables-legacy -V &> /dev/null; then
+	iptables="iptables-legacy"
+	ip6tables="ip6tables-legacy"
+elif ! iptables -V &> /dev/null; then
 	echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without iptables tool"
 	exit $ksft_skip
 fi