diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/ocelot/tc_flower_chains.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/ocelot/tc_flower_chains.sh
index eaf8a04a7ca5f..10e54bcca7a93 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/ocelot/tc_flower_chains.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/ocelot/tc_flower_chains.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ setup_prepare()
 
 	tc filter add dev $eth0 ingress chain $(IS2 0 0) pref 1 \
 		protocol ipv4 flower skip_sw ip_proto udp dst_port 5201 \
-		action police rate 50mbit burst 64k \
+		action police rate 50mbit burst 64k conform-exceed drop/pipe \
 		action goto chain $(IS2 1 0)
 }