diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh
index 1ba069967fa2..617321d3b801 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh
@@ -186,8 +186,13 @@ fib_rule4_test()
 	match="oif $DEV"
 	fib_rule4_test_match_n_redirect "$match" "$match" "oif redirect to table"
 
+	# need enable forwarding and disable rp_filter temporarily as all the
+	# addresses are in the same subnet and egress device == ingress device.
+	ip netns exec testns sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+	ip netns exec testns sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.$DEV.rp_filter=0
 	match="from $SRC_IP iif $DEV"
 	fib_rule4_test_match_n_redirect "$match" "$match" "iif redirect to table"
+	ip netns exec testns sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=0
 
 	match="tos 0x10"
 	fib_rule4_test_match_n_redirect "$match" "$match" "tos redirect to table"