diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool_extended_state.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool_extended_state.sh
index 072faa77f53b..17f89c3b7c02 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool_extended_state.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool_extended_state.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ no_cable()
 	ip link set dev $swp3 down
 }
 
+skip_on_veth
+
 setup_prepare
 
 tests_run