diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_nexthops.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_nexthops.sh
index eb693a3b7b4a19a6b8f95d56135d910de23794f1..4c7d33618437c658bf014afff57da52b1a7d36f9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_nexthops.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_nexthops.sh
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ ipv6_torture()
 	pid3=$!
 	ip netns exec me ping -f 2001:db8:101::2 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 	pid4=$!
-	ip netns exec me mausezahn veth1 -B 2001:db8:101::2 -A 2001:db8:91::1 -c 0 -t tcp "dp=1-1023, flags=syn" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+	ip netns exec me mausezahn -6 veth1 -B 2001:db8:101::2 -A 2001:db8:91::1 -c 0 -t tcp "dp=1-1023, flags=syn" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 	pid5=$!
 
 	sleep 300