diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh
index 524b15dabb3c..b9171a7b3aaa 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh
@@ -430,15 +430,15 @@ setup_xfrm() {
 	veth_a_addr="${2}"
 	veth_b_addr="${3}"
 
-	run_cmd "${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} spi 0x1000 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel" || return 1
-	run_cmd "${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} spi 0x1001 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel"
-	run_cmd "${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir out mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} proto esp mode tunnel"
-	run_cmd "${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir in mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} proto esp mode tunnel"
+	run_cmd ${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} spi 0x1000 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel || return 1
+	run_cmd ${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} spi 0x1001 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel
+	run_cmd ${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir out mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} proto esp mode tunnel
+	run_cmd ${ns_a} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir in mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} proto esp mode tunnel
 
-	run_cmd "${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} spi 0x1000 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel"
-	run_cmd "${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} spi 0x1001 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel"
-	run_cmd "${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir out mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} proto esp mode tunnel"
-	run_cmd "${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir in mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} proto esp mode tunnel"
+	run_cmd ${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} spi 0x1000 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel
+	run_cmd ${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm state add src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} spi 0x1001 proto esp aead 'rfc4106(gcm(aes))' 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f 128 mode tunnel
+	run_cmd ${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir out mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_b_addr} dst ${veth_a_addr} proto esp mode tunnel
+	run_cmd ${ns_b} ip -${proto} xfrm policy add dir in mark 10 tmpl src ${veth_a_addr} dst ${veth_b_addr} proto esp mode tunnel
 }
 
 setup_xfrm4() {