diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile
index e9dab5f9d773..6b8d2e2f23c2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ TEST_PROGS := \
 	bond-lladdr-target.sh \
 	dev_addr_lists.sh
 
-TEST_FILES := lag_lib.sh
+TEST_FILES := \
+	lag_lib.sh \
+	net_forwarding_lib.sh
 
 include ../../../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/dev_addr_lists.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/dev_addr_lists.sh
index e6fa24eded5b..5cfe7d8ebc25 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/dev_addr_lists.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/dev_addr_lists.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ALL_TESTS="
 REQUIRE_MZ=no
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 lib_dir=$(dirname "$0")
-source "$lib_dir"/../../../net/forwarding/lib.sh
+source "$lib_dir"/net_forwarding_lib.sh
 
 source "$lib_dir"/lag_lib.sh
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/net_forwarding_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/net_forwarding_lib.sh
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..39c96828c5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/net_forwarding_lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../net/forwarding/lib.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/dsa/test_bridge_fdb_stress.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/dsa/test_bridge_fdb_stress.sh
index dca8be6092b9..a1f269ee84da 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/dsa/test_bridge_fdb_stress.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/dsa/test_bridge_fdb_stress.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ NUM_NETIFS=1
 REQUIRE_JQ="no"
 REQUIRE_MZ="no"
 NETIF_CREATE="no"
-lib_dir=$(dirname $0)/../../../net/forwarding
-source $lib_dir/lib.sh
+lib_dir=$(dirname "$0")
+source "$lib_dir"/lib.sh
 
 cleanup() {
 	echo "Cleaning up"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/Makefile
index 642d8df1c137..6a86e61e8bfe 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/Makefile
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 
 TEST_PROGS := dev_addr_lists.sh
 
+TEST_FILES := \
+	lag_lib.sh \
+	net_forwarding_lib.sh
+
 include ../../../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/dev_addr_lists.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/dev_addr_lists.sh
index debda7262956..9684163949f0 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/dev_addr_lists.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/dev_addr_lists.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ ALL_TESTS="
 REQUIRE_MZ=no
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 lib_dir=$(dirname "$0")
-source "$lib_dir"/../../../net/forwarding/lib.sh
+source "$lib_dir"/net_forwarding_lib.sh
 
-source "$lib_dir"/../bonding/lag_lib.sh
+source "$lib_dir"/lag_lib.sh
 
 
 destroy()
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/lag_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/lag_lib.sh
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..e1347a10afde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/lag_lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../bonding/lag_lib.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/net_forwarding_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/net_forwarding_lib.sh
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..39c96828c5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/team/net_forwarding_lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../net/forwarding/lib.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 9d4cb94cf437..a3ea3d4a206d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endef
 run_tests: all
 ifdef building_out_of_srctree
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then \
-		rsync -aq $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(OUTPUT); \
+		rsync -aLq $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(OUTPUT); \
 	fi
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)" != "X" ]; then \
 		$(call RUN_TESTS, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) \
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ endif
 
 define INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE
 	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),@mkdir -p $(INSTALL_PATH))
-	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),rsync -a $(INSTALL_LIST) $(INSTALL_PATH)/)
+	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),rsync -aL $(INSTALL_LIST) $(INSTALL_PATH)/)
 endef
 
 define INSTALL_RULE