diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_tunnel.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_tunnel.sh
index 1ccbe804e8e1..ca1372924023 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_tunnel.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_tunnel.sh
@@ -168,14 +168,15 @@ add_vxlan_tunnel()
 	ip netns exec at_ns0 \
 		ip link set dev $DEV_NS address 52:54:00:d9:01:00 up
 	ip netns exec at_ns0 ip addr add dev $DEV_NS 10.1.1.100/24
-	ip netns exec at_ns0 arp -s 10.1.1.200 52:54:00:d9:02:00
+	ip netns exec at_ns0 \
+		ip neigh add 10.1.1.200 lladdr 52:54:00:d9:02:00 dev $DEV_NS
 	ip netns exec at_ns0 iptables -A OUTPUT -j MARK --set-mark 0x800FF
 
 	# root namespace
 	ip link add dev $DEV type $TYPE external gbp dstport 4789
 	ip link set dev $DEV address 52:54:00:d9:02:00 up
 	ip addr add dev $DEV 10.1.1.200/24
-	arp -s 10.1.1.100 52:54:00:d9:01:00
+	ip neigh add 10.1.1.100 lladdr 52:54:00:d9:01:00 dev $DEV
 }
 
 add_ip6vxlan_tunnel()