diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh
index dbd90ca73e44fb26002ce381572c5bbd290cc87d..1ba069967fa2b653f905167b5d9fb9282e263f66 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_rule_tests.sh
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ fib_rule6_test()
 
 	fib_check_iproute_support "ipproto" "ipproto"
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		match="ipproto icmp"
-		fib_rule6_test_match_n_redirect "$match" "$match" "ipproto icmp match"
+		match="ipproto ipv6-icmp"
+		fib_rule6_test_match_n_redirect "$match" "$match" "ipproto ipv6-icmp match"
 	fi
 }