diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.sh
index eea6f5193693..31637769f59f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ main() {
 	fi
 }
 
-if [[ "$(ip netns identify)" == "root" ]]; then
+if [[ -z "$(ip netns identify)" ]]; then
 	./in_netns.sh $0 $@
 else
 	main $@