diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink_trap.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink_trap.sh
index da49ad2761b5..6165901a1cf3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink_trap.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink_trap.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ ALL_TESTS="
 NETDEVSIM_PATH=/sys/bus/netdevsim/
 DEV_ADDR=1337
 DEV=netdevsim${DEV_ADDR}
-DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 DEBUGFS_DIR=/sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/$DEV/
 SLEEP_TIME=1
 NETDEV=""
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 source $lib_dir/lib.sh
+
+DEVLINK_DEV=
 source $lib_dir/devlink_lib.sh
+DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 
 require_command udevadm
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh
index 251f228ce63e..fc794cd30389 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ ALL_TESTS="
 NETDEVSIM_PATH=/sys/bus/netdevsim/
 DEV_ADDR=1337
 DEV=netdevsim${DEV_ADDR}
-DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 SYSFS_NET_DIR=/sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/$DEV/net/
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 source $lib_dir/lib.sh
-source $lib_dir/devlink_lib.sh
 source $lib_dir/fib_offload_lib.sh
 
+DEVLINK_DEV=
+source $lib_dir/devlink_lib.sh
+DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
+
 ipv4_identical_routes()
 {
 	fib_ipv4_identical_routes_test "testns1"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/nexthop.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/nexthop.sh
index ba75c81cda91..e8e0dc088d6a 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/nexthop.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/nexthop.sh
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ ALL_TESTS="
 NETDEVSIM_PATH=/sys/bus/netdevsim/
 DEV_ADDR=1337
 DEV=netdevsim${DEV_ADDR}
-DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 SYSFS_NET_DIR=/sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/$DEV/net/
 DEBUGFS_NET_DIR=/sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/$DEV/
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 source $lib_dir/lib.sh
+
+DEVLINK_DEV=
 source $lib_dir/devlink_lib.sh
+DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 
 nexthop_check()
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/psample.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/psample.sh
index ee10b1a8933c..e689ff7a0b12 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/psample.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/psample.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ ALL_TESTS="
 NETDEVSIM_PATH=/sys/bus/netdevsim/
 DEV_ADDR=1337
 DEV=netdevsim${DEV_ADDR}
-DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 SYSFS_NET_DIR=/sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/$DEV/net/
 PSAMPLE_DIR=/sys/kernel/debug/netdevsim/$DEV/psample/
 CAPTURE_FILE=$(mktemp)
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 source $lib_dir/lib.sh
+
+DEVLINK_DEV=
 source $lib_dir/devlink_lib.sh
+DEVLINK_DEV=netdevsim/${DEV}
 
 # Available at https://github.com/Mellanox/libpsample
 require_command psample
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/devlink_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/devlink_lib.sh
index c19e001f138b..39fb9b8e7b58 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/devlink_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/devlink_lib.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if [[ ! -v DEVLINK_DEV ]]; then
 
 	DEVLINK_VIDDID=$(lspci -s $(echo $DEVLINK_DEV | cut -d"/" -f2) \
 			 -n | cut -d" " -f3)
-else
+elif [[ ! -z "$DEVLINK_DEV" ]]; then
 	devlink dev show $DEVLINK_DEV &> /dev/null
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo "SKIP: devlink device \"$DEVLINK_DEV\" not found"