diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 19abc3c1a7aecd..3564cd06643cdf 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3762,7 +3762,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		# broadcast IP: no packet for this address will be received on ns1
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 224.0.0.1 id 2 flags signal
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 42 flags signal
-		{ test_linkfail=4 speed=20 \
+		{ test_linkfail=4 speed=5 \
 			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
 		local tests_pid=$!