diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mdb.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mdb.sh
index ae3f9462a2b61..6f830b5f03c9e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mdb.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mdb.sh
@@ -1206,6 +1206,11 @@ ctrl_test()
 	ctrl_mldv2_is_in_test
 }
 
+if ! bridge mdb help 2>&1 | grep -q "replace"; then
+	echo "SKIP: iproute2 too old, missing bridge mdb replace support"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 setup_prepare