diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh
index c1a437c5b15f..745fb40bfa44 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ multipath6_test()
 
        # Generate 16384 echo requests, each with a random flow label.
        for _ in $(seq 1 16384); do
-	       ip vrf exec vrf-h1 ping 2001:db8:2::2 -F 0 -c 1 -q &> /dev/null
+	       ip vrf exec vrf-h1 $PING6 2001:db8:2::2 -F 0 -c 1 -q &> /dev/null
        done
 
        t1_rp12=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp12)