diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-break-lacpdu-tx.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-break-lacpdu-tx.sh
index 6358df5752f9..1ec7f59db7f4 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-break-lacpdu-tx.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-break-lacpdu-tx.sh
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@
 #    +------+ +------+
 #
 # We use veths instead of physical interfaces
+REQUIRE_MZ=no
+NUM_NETIFS=0
+lib_dir=$(dirname "$0")
+source "$lib_dir"/../../../net/forwarding/lib.sh
 
 set -e
-tmp=$(mktemp -q dump.XXXXXX)
 cleanup() {
 	ip link del fab-br0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 	ip link del fbond  >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 	ip link del veth1-bond  >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 	ip link del veth2-bond  >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-	modprobe -r bonding  >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-	rm -f -- ${tmp}
 }
 
 trap cleanup 0 1 2
 cleanup
-sleep 1
 
 # create the bridge
 ip link add fab-br0 address 52:54:00:3B:7C:A6 mtu 1500 type bridge \
@@ -67,13 +67,12 @@ ip link set fab-br0 up
 ip link set fbond up
 ip addr add dev fab-br0 10.0.0.3
 
-tcpdump -n -i veth1-end -e ether proto 0x8809 >${tmp} 2>&1 &
-sleep 15
-pkill tcpdump >/dev/null 2>&1
 rc=0
-num=$(grep "packets captured" ${tmp} | awk '{print $1}')
-if test "$num" -gt 0; then
-	echo "PASS, captured ${num}"
+tc qdisc add dev veth1-end clsact
+tc filter add dev veth1-end ingress protocol 0x8809 pref 1 handle 101 flower skip_hw action pass
+if slowwait_for_counter 15 2 \
+	tc_rule_handle_stats_get "dev veth1-end ingress" 101 ".packets" "" &> /dev/null; then
+	echo "PASS, captured 2"
 else
 	echo "FAIL"
 	rc=1
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-lladdr-target.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-lladdr-target.sh
index 89af402fabbe..78d3e0fe6604 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-lladdr-target.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond-lladdr-target.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 #  +----------------+
 #
 # We use veths instead of physical interfaces
+REQUIRE_MZ=no
+NUM_NETIFS=0
+lib_dir=$(dirname "$0")
+source "$lib_dir"/../../../net/forwarding/lib.sh
+
 sw="sw-$(mktemp -u XXXXXX)"
 host="ns-$(mktemp -u XXXXXX)"
 
@@ -26,6 +31,16 @@ cleanup()
 	ip netns del $host
 }
 
+wait_lladdr_dad()
+{
+	$@ | grep fe80 | grep -qv tentative
+}
+
+wait_bond_up()
+{
+	$@ | grep -q 'state UP'
+}
+
 trap cleanup 0 1 2
 
 ip netns add $sw
@@ -37,8 +52,8 @@ ip -n $host link add veth1 type veth peer name veth1 netns $sw
 ip -n $sw link add br0 type bridge
 ip -n $sw link set br0 up
 sw_lladdr=$(ip -n $sw addr show br0 | awk '/fe80/{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)
-# sleep some time to make sure bridge lladdr pass DAD
-sleep 2
+# wait some time to make sure bridge lladdr pass DAD
+slowwait 2 wait_lladdr_dad ip -n $sw addr show br0
 
 ip -n $host link add bond0 type bond mode 1 ns_ip6_target ${sw_lladdr} \
 	arp_validate 3 arp_interval 1000
@@ -53,7 +68,7 @@ ip -n $sw link set veth1 master br0
 ip -n $sw link set veth0 up
 ip -n $sw link set veth1 up
 
-sleep 5
+slowwait 5 wait_bond_up ip -n $host link show bond0
 
 rc=0
 if ip -n $host link show bond0 | grep -q LOWER_UP; then
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.sh
index d508486cc0bd..6fd0cff3e1e9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.sh
@@ -45,15 +45,23 @@ skip_ns()
 }
 
 active_slave=""
+active_slave_changed()
+{
+	local old_active_slave=$1
+	local new_active_slave=$(cmd_jq "ip -n ${s_ns} -d -j link show bond0" \
+				".[].linkinfo.info_data.active_slave")
+	test "$old_active_slave" != "$new_active_slave"
+}
+
 check_active_slave()
 {
 	local target_active_slave=$1
+	slowwait 2 active_slave_changed $active_slave
 	active_slave=$(cmd_jq "ip -n ${s_ns} -d -j link show bond0" ".[].linkinfo.info_data.active_slave")
 	test "$active_slave" = "$target_active_slave"
 	check_err $? "Current active slave is $active_slave but not $target_active_slave"
 }
 
-
 # Test bonding prio option
 prio_test()
 {
@@ -84,13 +92,13 @@ prio_test()
 
 	# active slave should be the higher prio slave
 	ip -n ${s_ns} link set $active_slave down
-	bond_check_connection "fail over"
 	check_active_slave eth2
+	bond_check_connection "fail over"
 
 	# when only 1 slave is up
 	ip -n ${s_ns} link set $active_slave down
-	bond_check_connection "only 1 slave up"
 	check_active_slave eth0
+	bond_check_connection "only 1 slave up"
 
 	# when a higher prio slave change to up
 	ip -n ${s_ns} link set eth2 up
@@ -140,8 +148,8 @@ prio_test()
 		check_active_slave "eth1"
 
 		ip -n ${s_ns} link set $active_slave down
-		bond_check_connection "change slave prio"
 		check_active_slave "eth0"
+		bond_check_connection "change slave prio"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -199,6 +207,15 @@ prio()
 	prio_ns "active-backup"
 }
 
+wait_mii_up()
+{
+	for i in $(seq 0 2); do
+		mii_status=$(cmd_jq "ip -n ${s_ns} -j -d link show eth$i" ".[].linkinfo.info_slave_data.mii_status")
+		[ ${mii_status} != "UP" ] && return 1
+	done
+	return 0
+}
+
 arp_validate_test()
 {
 	local param="$1"
@@ -211,7 +228,7 @@ arp_validate_test()
 	[ $RET -ne 0 ] && log_test "arp_validate" "$retmsg"
 
 	# wait for a while to make sure the mii status stable
-	sleep 5
+	slowwait 5 wait_mii_up
 	for i in $(seq 0 2); do
 		mii_status=$(cmd_jq "ip -n ${s_ns} -j -d link show eth$i" ".[].linkinfo.info_slave_data.mii_status")
 		if [ ${mii_status} != "UP" ]; then
@@ -276,10 +293,13 @@ garp_test()
 	active_slave=$(cmd_jq "ip -n ${s_ns} -d -j link show bond0" ".[].linkinfo.info_data.active_slave")
 	ip -n ${s_ns} link set ${active_slave} down
 
-	exp_num=$(echo "${param}" | cut -f6 -d ' ')
-	sleep $((exp_num + 2))
+	# wait for active link change
+	slowwait 2 active_slave_changed $active_slave
 
+	exp_num=$(echo "${param}" | cut -f6 -d ' ')
 	active_slave=$(cmd_jq "ip -n ${s_ns} -d -j link show bond0" ".[].linkinfo.info_data.active_slave")
+	slowwait_for_counter $((exp_num + 5)) $exp_num \
+		tc_rule_handle_stats_get "dev s${active_slave#eth} ingress" 101 ".packets" "-n ${g_ns}"
 
 	# check result
 	real_num=$(tc_rule_handle_stats_get "dev s${active_slave#eth} ingress" 101 ".packets" "-n ${g_ns}")
@@ -296,8 +316,8 @@ garp_test()
 num_grat_arp()
 {
 	local val
-	for val in 10 20 30 50; do
-		garp_test "mode active-backup miimon 100 num_grat_arp $val peer_notify_delay 1000"
+	for val in 10 20 30; do
+		garp_test "mode active-backup miimon 10 num_grat_arp $val peer_notify_delay 100"
 		log_test "num_grat_arp" "active-backup miimon num_grat_arp $val"
 	done
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_topo_2d1c.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_topo_2d1c.sh
index 0eb7edfb584c..195ef83cfbf1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_topo_2d1c.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_topo_2d1c.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ server_create()
 	ip -n ${s_ns} link set bond0 up
 	ip -n ${s_ns} addr add ${s_ip4}/24 dev bond0
 	ip -n ${s_ns} addr add ${s_ip6}/24 dev bond0
-	sleep 2
 }
 
 # Reset bond with new mode and options
@@ -96,7 +95,8 @@ bond_reset()
 	ip -n ${s_ns} link set bond0 up
 	ip -n ${s_ns} addr add ${s_ip4}/24 dev bond0
 	ip -n ${s_ns} addr add ${s_ip6}/24 dev bond0
-	sleep 2
+	# Wait for IPv6 address ready as it needs DAD
+	slowwait 2 ip netns exec ${s_ns} ping6 ${c_ip6} -c 1 -W 0.1 &> /dev/null
 }
 
 server_destroy()
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bond_check_connection()
 {
 	local msg=${1:-"check connection"}
 
-	sleep 2
+	slowwait 2 ip netns exec ${s_ns} ping ${c_ip4} -c 1 -W 0.1 &> /dev/null
 	ip netns exec ${s_ns} ping ${c_ip4} -c5 -i 0.1 &>/dev/null
 	check_err $? "${msg}: ping failed"
 	ip netns exec ${s_ns} ping6 ${c_ip6} -c5 -i 0.1 &>/dev/null
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/lag_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/lag_lib.sh
index dbdd736a41d3..bf9bcd1b5ec0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/lag_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/lag_lib.sh
@@ -107,13 +107,12 @@ lag_setup2x2()
 	NAMESPACES="${namespaces}"
 }
 
-# cleanup all lag related namespaces and remove the bonding module
+# cleanup all lag related namespaces
 lag_cleanup()
 {
 	for n in ${NAMESPACES}; do
 		ip netns delete ${n} >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 	done
-	modprobe -r bonding
 }
 
 SWITCH="lag_node1"
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ test_bond_recovery()
 	create_bond $@
 
 	# verify connectivity
-	ip netns exec ${CLIENT} ping ${SWITCHIP} -c 2 >/dev/null 2>&1
+	slowwait 2 ip netns exec ${CLIENT} ping ${SWITCHIP} -c 2 -W 0.1 &> /dev/null
 	check_err $? "No connectivity"
 
 	# force the links of the bond down
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ test_bond_recovery()
 	ip netns exec ${SWITCH} ip link set eth1 down
 
 	# re-verify connectivity
-	ip netns exec ${CLIENT} ping ${SWITCHIP} -c 2 >/dev/null 2>&1
+	slowwait 2 ip netns exec ${CLIENT} ping ${SWITCHIP} -c 2 -W 0.1 &> /dev/null
 
 	local rc=$?
 	check_err $rc "Bond failed to recover"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
index a7ecfc8cae98..db3688f52888 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,32 @@ fi
 
 source "$net_forwarding_dir/../lib.sh"
 
+# timeout in seconds
+slowwait()
+{
+	local timeout=$1; shift
+
+	local start_time="$(date -u +%s)"
+	while true
+	do
+		local out
+		out=$("$@")
+		local ret=$?
+		if ((!ret)); then
+			echo -n "$out"
+			return 0
+		fi
+
+		local current_time="$(date -u +%s)"
+		if ((current_time - start_time > timeout)); then
+			echo -n "$out"
+			return 1
+		fi
+
+		sleep 0.1
+	done
+}
+
 ##############################################################################
 # Sanity checks
 
@@ -478,6 +504,15 @@ busywait_for_counter()
 	busywait "$timeout" until_counter_is ">= $((base + delta))" "$@"
 }
 
+slowwait_for_counter()
+{
+	local timeout=$1; shift
+	local delta=$1; shift
+
+	local base=$("$@")
+	slowwait "$timeout" until_counter_is ">= $((base + delta))" "$@"
+}
+
 setup_wait_dev()
 {
 	local dev=$1; shift