diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/no_forwarding.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/no_forwarding.sh
index af3b398d13f0..9e677aa64a06 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/no_forwarding.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/no_forwarding.sh
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ cleanup()
 {
 	pre_cleanup
 
+	ip link set dev $swp2 down
+	ip link set dev $swp1 down
+
 	h2_destroy
 	h1_destroy