diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_audit.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_audit.sh
index e94a80859bbd..99ed5bd6e840 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_audit.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_audit.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ nft --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
 	exit $SKIP_RC
 }
 
+# Run everything in a separate network namespace
+[ "${1}" != "run" ] && { unshare -n "${0}" run; exit $?; }
+
+# give other scripts a chance to finish - audit_logread sees all activity
+sleep 1
+
 logfile=$(mktemp)
 rulefile=$(mktemp)
 echo "logging into $logfile"