diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre.sh
index e6fd7a18c655..0266443601bc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre.sh
@@ -63,22 +63,23 @@ test_span_gre_mac()
 {
 	local tundev=$1; shift
 	local direction=$1; shift
-	local prot=$1; shift
 	local what=$1; shift
 
-	local swp3mac=$(mac_get $swp3)
-	local h3mac=$(mac_get $h3)
+	case "$direction" in
+	ingress) local src_mac=$(mac_get $h1); local dst_mac=$(mac_get $h2)
+		;;
+	egress) local src_mac=$(mac_get $h2); local dst_mac=$(mac_get $h1)
+		;;
+	esac
 
 	RET=0
 
 	mirror_install $swp1 $direction $tundev "matchall $tcflags"
-	tc filter add dev $h3 ingress pref 77 prot $prot \
-		flower ip_proto 0x2f src_mac $swp3mac dst_mac $h3mac \
-		action pass
+	icmp_capture_install h3-${tundev} "src_mac $src_mac dst_mac $dst_mac"
 
-	mirror_test v$h1 192.0.2.1 192.0.2.2 $h3 77 10
+	mirror_test v$h1 192.0.2.1 192.0.2.2 h3-${tundev} 100 10
 
-	tc filter del dev $h3 ingress pref 77
+	icmp_capture_uninstall h3-${tundev}
 	mirror_uninstall $swp1 $direction
 
 	log_test "$direction $what: envelope MAC ($tcflags)"
@@ -120,14 +121,14 @@ test_ip6gretap()
 
 test_gretap_mac()
 {
-	test_span_gre_mac gt4 ingress ip "mirror to gretap"
-	test_span_gre_mac gt4 egress ip "mirror to gretap"
+	test_span_gre_mac gt4 ingress "mirror to gretap"
+	test_span_gre_mac gt4 egress "mirror to gretap"
 }
 
 test_ip6gretap_mac()
 {
-	test_span_gre_mac gt6 ingress ipv6 "mirror to ip6gretap"
-	test_span_gre_mac gt6 egress ipv6 "mirror to ip6gretap"
+	test_span_gre_mac gt6 ingress "mirror to ip6gretap"
+	test_span_gre_mac gt6 egress "mirror to ip6gretap"
 }
 
 test_all()