diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/gro.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/gro.c
index a6cf29c2c931..e220b6f12336 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/gro.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/gro.c
@@ -622,11 +622,11 @@ static void send_ipv6_exthdr(int fd, struct sockaddr_ll *daddr, char *ext_data1,
 	static char exthdr_pck[sizeof(buf) + MIN_EXTHDR_SIZE];
 
 	create_packet(buf, 0, 0, PAYLOAD_LEN, 0);
-	add_ipv6_exthdr(buf, exthdr_pck, IPPROTO_HOPOPTS, ext_data1);
+	add_ipv6_exthdr(buf, exthdr_pck, IPPROTO_DSTOPTS, ext_data1);
 	write_packet(fd, exthdr_pck, total_hdr_len + PAYLOAD_LEN + MIN_EXTHDR_SIZE, daddr);
 
 	create_packet(buf, PAYLOAD_LEN * 1, 0, PAYLOAD_LEN, 0);
-	add_ipv6_exthdr(buf, exthdr_pck, IPPROTO_HOPOPTS, ext_data2);
+	add_ipv6_exthdr(buf, exthdr_pck, IPPROTO_DSTOPTS, ext_data2);
 	write_packet(fd, exthdr_pck, total_hdr_len + PAYLOAD_LEN + MIN_EXTHDR_SIZE, daddr);
 }