diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
index 37ae49d47853..3ffb9d6c0950 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ learning_test()
 	# FDB entry was installed.
 	bridge link set dev $br_port1 flood off
 
+	ip link set $host1_if promisc on
 	tc qdisc add dev $host1_if ingress
 	tc filter add dev $host1_if ingress protocol ip pref 1 handle 101 \
 		flower dst_mac $mac action drop
@@ -1250,7 +1251,7 @@ learning_test()
 	tc -j -s filter show dev $host1_if ingress \
 		| jq -e ".[] | select(.options.handle == 101) \
 		| select(.options.actions[0].stats.packets == 1)" &> /dev/null
-	check_fail $? "Packet reached second host when should not"
+	check_fail $? "Packet reached first host when should not"
 
 	$MZ $host1_if -c 1 -p 64 -a $mac -t ip -q
 	sleep 1
@@ -1289,6 +1290,7 @@ learning_test()
 
 	tc filter del dev $host1_if ingress protocol ip pref 1 handle 101 flower
 	tc qdisc del dev $host1_if ingress
+	ip link set $host1_if promisc off
 
 	bridge link set dev $br_port1 flood on
 
@@ -1306,6 +1308,7 @@ flood_test_do()
 
 	# Add an ACL on `host2_if` which will tell us whether the packet
 	# was flooded to it or not.
+	ip link set $host2_if promisc on
 	tc qdisc add dev $host2_if ingress
 	tc filter add dev $host2_if ingress protocol ip pref 1 handle 101 \
 		flower dst_mac $mac action drop
@@ -1323,6 +1326,7 @@ flood_test_do()
 
 	tc filter del dev $host2_if ingress protocol ip pref 1 handle 101 flower
 	tc qdisc del dev $host2_if ingress
+	ip link set $host2_if promisc off
 
 	return $err
 }