diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_flower.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_flower.sh
index b11d8e6b5bc1..b7cdf75efb5f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_flower.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_flower.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ match_dst_mac_test()
 	tc_check_packets "dev $h2 ingress" 101 1
 	check_fail $? "Matched on a wrong filter"
 
-	tc_check_packets "dev $h2 ingress" 102 1
-	check_err $? "Did not match on correct filter"
+	tc_check_packets "dev $h2 ingress" 102 0
+	check_fail $? "Did not match on correct filter"
 
 	tc filter del dev $h2 ingress protocol ip pref 1 handle 101 flower
 	tc filter del dev $h2 ingress protocol ip pref 2 handle 102 flower
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ match_src_mac_test()
 	tc_check_packets "dev $h2 ingress" 101 1
 	check_fail $? "Matched on a wrong filter"
 
-	tc_check_packets "dev $h2 ingress" 102 1
-	check_err $? "Did not match on correct filter"
+	tc_check_packets "dev $h2 ingress" 102 0
+	check_fail $? "Did not match on correct filter"
 
 	tc filter del dev $h2 ingress protocol ip pref 1 handle 101 flower
 	tc filter del dev $h2 ingress protocol ip pref 2 handle 102 flower