diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.c
index e574711eeb84..25d568abf0f2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static void xsk_set_umem_config(struct xsk_umem_config *cfg,
 		cfg->frame_size = XSK_UMEM__DEFAULT_FRAME_SIZE;
 		cfg->frame_headroom = XSK_UMEM__DEFAULT_FRAME_HEADROOM;
 		cfg->flags = XSK_UMEM__DEFAULT_FLAGS;
+		cfg->tx_metadata_len = 0;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ static void xsk_set_umem_config(struct xsk_umem_config *cfg,
 	cfg->frame_size = usr_cfg->frame_size;
 	cfg->frame_headroom = usr_cfg->frame_headroom;
 	cfg->flags = usr_cfg->flags;
+	cfg->tx_metadata_len = usr_cfg->tx_metadata_len;
 }
 
 static int xsk_set_xdp_socket_config(struct xsk_socket_config *cfg,
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ int xsk_umem__create(struct xsk_umem **umem_ptr, void *umem_area,
 	mr.chunk_size = umem->config.frame_size;
 	mr.headroom = umem->config.frame_headroom;
 	mr.flags = umem->config.flags;
+	mr.tx_metadata_len = umem->config.tx_metadata_len;
 
 	err = setsockopt(umem->fd, SOL_XDP, XDP_UMEM_REG, &mr, sizeof(mr));
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.h
index 771570bc3731..93c2cc413cfc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xsk.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ struct xsk_umem_config {
 	__u32 frame_size;
 	__u32 frame_headroom;
 	__u32 flags;
+	__u32 tx_metadata_len;
 };
 
 int xsk_attach_xdp_program(struct bpf_program *prog, int ifindex, u32 xdp_flags);