fi
 }
 
-SUB_ESTABLISHED=10 # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
-LISTENER_CREATED=15 #MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED
-LISTENER_CLOSED=16  #MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED
-
-AF_INET=2
-AF_INET6=10
-
 verify_listener_events()
 {
        local e_type=$2
        local e_sport=$5
        local name
 
-       if [ $e_type = $LISTENER_CREATED ]; then
+       if [ $e_type = $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED ]; then
                name="LISTENER_CREATED"
-       elif [ $e_type = $LISTENER_CLOSED ]; then
+       elif [ $e_type = $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED ]; then
                name="LISTENER_CLOSED "
        else
                name="$e_type"
                chk_add_nr 1 1 1
                chk_rm_nr 1 1 invert
 
-               verify_listener_events $evts_ns1 $LISTENER_CREATED $AF_INET 10.0.2.1 10100
-               verify_listener_events $evts_ns1 $LISTENER_CLOSED $AF_INET 10.0.2.1 10100
+               verify_listener_events $evts_ns1 $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED \
+                                      $MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET 10.0.2.1 10100
+               verify_listener_events $evts_ns1 $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED \
+                                      $MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET 10.0.2.1 10100
                kill_events_pids
        fi
 
                userspace_pm_chk_get_addr "${ns1}" "10" "id 10 flags signal 10.0.2.1"
                userspace_pm_chk_get_addr "${ns1}" "20" "id 20 flags signal 10.0.3.1"
                userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns1 10
-               userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 "::ffff:10.0.2.1" $SUB_ESTABLISHED
+               userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 "::ffff:10.0.2.1" $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
                userspace_pm_chk_dump_addr "${ns1}" \
                        "id 20 flags signal 10.0.3.1" "after rm_addr 10"
                userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns1 20
-               userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 10.0.3.1 $SUB_ESTABLISHED
+               userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns1 10.0.3.1 $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
                userspace_pm_chk_dump_addr "${ns1}" "" "after rm_addr 20"
                chk_rm_nr 2 2 invert
                chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
                        "subflow"
                userspace_pm_chk_get_addr "${ns2}" "20" "id 20 flags subflow 10.0.3.2"
                userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns2 20
-               userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 $SUB_ESTABLISHED
+               userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 $MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
                userspace_pm_chk_dump_addr "${ns2}" \
                        "" \
                        "after rm_addr 20"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # declare and assign separately
 readonly KSFT_TEST="${MPTCP_LIB_KSFT_TEST:-$(basename "${0}" .sh)}"
 
+# These variables are used in some selftests, read-only
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED=6         # MPTCP_EVENT_ANNOUNCED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED=7           # MPTCP_EVENT_REMOVED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED=10  # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED=11       # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED=15 # MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED=16  # MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED
+
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET=2
+declare -rx MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET6=10
+
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS=()
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS_DUPLICATED=0
 MPTCP_LIB_TEST_COUNTER=0
 
 fi
 mptcp_lib_check_tools ip
 
-ANNOUNCED=6        # MPTCP_EVENT_ANNOUNCED
-REMOVED=7          # MPTCP_EVENT_REMOVED
-SUB_ESTABLISHED=10 # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED
-SUB_CLOSED=11      # MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED
-LISTENER_CREATED=15 #MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED
-LISTENER_CLOSED=16  #MPTCP_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED
-
-AF_INET=2
-AF_INET6=10
+ANNOUNCED=${MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED}
+REMOVED=${MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED}
+SUB_ESTABLISHED=${MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED}
+SUB_CLOSED=${MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED}
+LISTENER_CREATED=${MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CREATED}
+LISTENER_CLOSED=${MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_LISTENER_CLOSED}
+
+AF_INET=${MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET}
+AF_INET6=${MPTCP_LIB_AF_INET6}
 
 file=""
 server_evts=""