diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_actions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_actions.sh
index ac6b6a1057d893b4b89efd27a21ba9fcd2f7d317..3a6385ebd5d0f8d526e152191673c65b120dfe3c 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_actions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_actions.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ gact_drop_and_ok_test()
 	RET=0
 
 	tc filter add dev $swp1 ingress protocol ip pref 2 handle 102 flower \
-		skip_hw dst_ip 192.0.2.2 action drop
+		$tcflags dst_ip 192.0.2.2 action drop
 
 	$MZ $h1 -c 1 -p 64 -a $h1mac -b $h2mac -A 192.0.2.1 -B 192.0.2.2 \
 		-t ip -q