diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
index 5f2b3f6c0d74991372726d3c8b5f1a28c3d9d27e..38be9706c45f18e410d12694a43696c09a47c211 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ kci_test_gretap()
 
 
 	run_cmd ip -netns "$testns" addr add dev "$DEV_NS" 10.1.1.100/24
-	run_cmd ip -netns "$testns" link set dev $DEV_NS ups
+	run_cmd ip -netns "$testns" link set dev $DEV_NS up
 	run_cmd ip -netns "$testns" link del "$DEV_NS"
 
 	# test external mode