diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
index dec5a54ff517d6..75c19a70276d34 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static struct nstoken *sched_init(char *flags, char *sched)
 {
 	struct nstoken *nstoken;
 
-	nstoken = create_netns();
+	nstoken = create_netns(NS_TEST);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "create_netns"))
 		return NULL;