diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
index 0900c5438fbb..275491be3da2 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ kci_test_ipsec_offload()
 	    tmpl proto esp src $srcip dst $dstip spi 9 \
 	    mode transport reqid 42
 	check_err $?
-	ip x p add dir out src $dstip/24 dst $srcip/24 \
+	ip x p add dir in src $dstip/24 dst $srcip/24 \
 	    tmpl proto esp src $dstip dst $srcip spi 9 \
 	    mode transport reqid 42
 	check_err $?