diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool.sh
index dbb9fcf759e0f..aa2eafb7b2437 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/ethtool.sh
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ different_speeds_autoneg_on()
 	ethtool -s $h1 autoneg on
 }
 
+skip_on_veth
+
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 setup_prepare