diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/icmp_redirect.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/icmp_redirect.sh
index bf361f30d6ef..c19ecc6a8614 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/icmp_redirect.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/icmp_redirect.sh
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ log_test()
 	local rc=$1
 	local expected=$2
 	local msg="$3"
+	local xfail=$4
 
 	if [ ${rc} -eq ${expected} ]; then
 		printf "TEST: %-60s  [ OK ]\n" "${msg}"
 		nsuccess=$((nsuccess+1))
+	elif [ ${rc} -eq ${xfail} ]; then
+		printf "TEST: %-60s  [XFAIL]\n" "${msg}"
+		nxfail=$((nxfail+1))
 	else
 		ret=1
 		nfail=$((nfail+1))
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ check_exception()
 		ip -netns h1 -6 ro get ${H1_VRF_ARG} ${H2_N2_IP6} | \
 		grep -v "mtu" | grep -q "${R1_LLADDR}"
 	fi
-	log_test $? 0 "IPv6: ${desc}"
+	log_test $? 0 "IPv6: ${desc}" 1
 }
 
 run_ping()
@@ -488,6 +492,7 @@ which ping6 > /dev/null 2>&1 && ping6=$(which ping6) || ping6=$(which ping)
 ret=0
 nsuccess=0
 nfail=0
+nxfail=0
 
 while getopts :pv o
 do
@@ -532,5 +537,6 @@ fi
 
 printf "\nTests passed: %3d\n" ${nsuccess}
 printf "Tests failed: %3d\n"   ${nfail}
+printf "Tests xfailed: %3d\n"  ${nxfail}
 
 exit $ret