diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
index b077cf58f82581927d2cea5063e19c4a4e52ea39..377fb157a57c566f768f000841c720419210813e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ setup_vethPairs() {
 	ip link add ${VETH0} numtxqueues 4 numrxqueues 4 type veth peer name ${VETH1} numtxqueues 4 numrxqueues 4
 	if [ -f /proc/net/if_inet6 ]; then
 		echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/${VETH0}/disable_ipv6
+		echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/${VETH1}/disable_ipv6
 	fi
 	if [[ $verbose -eq 1 ]]; then
 	        echo "setting up ${VETH1}"