diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh
index 8ec76681605c..f25f72a75cf3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ ip netns add ns0
 ip netns add ns1
 ip netns add ns2
 
-ip link add veth0 netns ns0 type veth peer name eth0 netns ns1
+ip link add veth0 netns ns0 type veth peer name eth0 netns ns1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+    echo "SKIP: No virtual ethernet pair device support in kernel"
+    exit $ksft_skip
+fi
 ip link add veth1 netns ns0 type veth peer name eth0 netns ns2
 
 ip -net ns0 link set lo up