diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_redirect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_redirect.c
index 518f143c5b0f..610887157fd8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_redirect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_redirect.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static int netns_setup_links_and_routes(struct netns_setup_result *result)
 {
 	struct nstoken *nstoken = NULL;
 	char src_fwd_addr[IFADDR_STR_LEN+1] = {};
+	char src_addr[IFADDR_STR_LEN + 1] = {};
 	int err;
 
 	if (result->dev_mode == MODE_VETH) {
@@ -208,6 +209,9 @@ static int netns_setup_links_and_routes(struct netns_setup_result *result)
 	if (get_ifaddr("src_fwd", src_fwd_addr))
 		goto fail;
 
+	if (get_ifaddr("src", src_addr))
+		goto fail;
+
 	result->ifindex_src = if_nametoindex("src");
 	if (!ASSERT_GT(result->ifindex_src, 0, "ifindex_src"))
 		goto fail;
@@ -270,6 +274,13 @@ static int netns_setup_links_and_routes(struct netns_setup_result *result)
 	SYS(fail, "ip route add " IP4_DST "/32 dev dst_fwd scope global");
 	SYS(fail, "ip route add " IP6_DST "/128 dev dst_fwd scope global");
 
+	if (result->dev_mode == MODE_VETH) {
+		SYS(fail, "ip neigh add " IP4_SRC " dev src_fwd lladdr %s", src_addr);
+		SYS(fail, "ip neigh add " IP6_SRC " dev src_fwd lladdr %s", src_addr);
+		SYS(fail, "ip neigh add " IP4_DST " dev dst_fwd lladdr %s", MAC_DST);
+		SYS(fail, "ip neigh add " IP6_DST " dev dst_fwd lladdr %s", MAC_DST);
+	}
+
 	close_netns(nstoken);
 
 	/** setup in 'dst' namespace */