diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh
index 307aa856cee3e7847438cde79046e51844f3c4ad..637fcf4fe4e30ae94a0db979eda3b447f983abbd 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_meta.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ cleanup()
 	fi
 
 	set +e
+	ip link del veth1 2> /dev/null
 	ip netns del ns1 2> /dev/null
 	ip netns del ns2 2> /dev/null
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_redirect.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_redirect.sh
index 344a3656dea6d8f88d91e94685ec8518a2259ae4..c4b17e08d431bbb7f3ec7dbff6b12b09314b547b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_redirect.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xdp_redirect.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ cleanup()
 	fi
 
 	set +e
+	ip link del veth1 2> /dev/null
+	ip link del veth2 2> /dev/null
 	ip netns del ns1 2> /dev/null
 	ip netns del ns2 2> /dev/null
 }