diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ynl.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ynl.py
index a0d689d58c57..076a7e8dc3eb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ynl.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ynl.py
@@ -32,23 +32,23 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
 # Set schema='' to avoid jsonschema validation, it's slow
 #
 class EthtoolFamily(YnlFamily):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, recv_size=0):
         super().__init__((SPEC_PATH / Path('ethtool.yaml')).as_posix(),
-                         schema='')
+                         schema='', recv_size=recv_size)
 
 
 class RtnlFamily(YnlFamily):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, recv_size=0):
         super().__init__((SPEC_PATH / Path('rt_link.yaml')).as_posix(),
-                         schema='')
+                         schema='', recv_size=recv_size)
 
 
 class NetdevFamily(YnlFamily):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, recv_size=0):
         super().__init__((SPEC_PATH / Path('netdev.yaml')).as_posix(),
-                         schema='')
+                         schema='', recv_size=recv_size)
 
 class NetshaperFamily(YnlFamily):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, recv_size=0):
         super().__init__((SPEC_PATH / Path('net_shaper.yaml')).as_posix(),
-                         schema='')
+                         schema='', recv_size=recv_size)