diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
index 4472aa404da033..dec5a54ff517d6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static void test_subflow(void)
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "prog_attach"))
 		goto skel_destroy;
 
-	nstoken = create_netns();
+	nstoken = create_netns(NS_TEST);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "create_netns: mptcp_subflow"))
 		goto skel_destroy;