diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_lib.sh
index 00797597fcf5..c33bfd7ba214 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_lib.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ mirror_test()
 	local pref=$1; shift
 	local expect=$1; shift
 
-	local ping_timeout=$((PING_TIMEOUT * 5))
 	local t0=$(tc_rule_stats_get $dev $pref)
-	ip vrf exec $vrf_name \
-	   ${PING} ${sip:+-I $sip} $dip -c 10 -i 0.5 -w $ping_timeout \
-		   &> /dev/null
+	$MZ $vrf_name ${sip:+-A $sip} -B $dip -a own -b bc -q \
+	    -c 10 -d 100ms -t icmp type=8
 	sleep 0.5
 	local t1=$(tc_rule_stats_get $dev $pref)
 	local delta=$((t1 - t0))