diff --git a/lib/test_bpf.c b/lib/test_bpf.c
index 93f45011a59d..94346b4d8984 100644
--- a/lib/test_bpf.c
+++ b/lib/test_bpf.c
@@ -5485,6 +5485,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *populate_skb(char *buf, int size)
 	skb->hash = SKB_HASH;
 	skb->queue_mapping = SKB_QUEUE_MAP;
 	skb->vlan_tci = SKB_VLAN_TCI;
+	skb->vlan_proto = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 	skb->dev = &dev;
 	skb->dev->ifindex = SKB_DEV_IFINDEX;
 	skb->dev->type = SKB_DEV_TYPE;