diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
index 09f9ed92cbe4..534c8b7699ab 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cleanup() {
     ip link del veth-tap 2>/dev/null || true
 
     for ns in hv-1 hv-2 vm-1 vm-2; do
-        ip netns del $ns || true
+        ip netns del $ns 2>/dev/null || true
     done
 }