diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
index 0f53638ae5a0..1c4c783719b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ int connect_to_addr(int type, const struct sockaddr_storage *addr, socklen_t add
 	if (settimeo(fd, opts->timeout_ms))
 		goto error_close;
 
-	if (connect_fd_to_addr(fd, addr, addrlen, opts->must_fail))
+	if (connect_fd_to_addr(fd, addr, addrlen, false))
 		goto error_close;
 
 	return fd;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int connect_to_addr(int type, const struct sockaddr_storage *addr, socklen_t add
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int __connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, int type, bool noconnect,
+int __connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, int type, bool noconnect, bool must_fail,
 			 const struct network_helper_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int __connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, int type, bool noconnect,
 		goto error_close;
 
 	if (!noconnect)
-		if (connect_fd_to_addr(fd, &addr, addrlen, opts->must_fail))
+		if (connect_fd_to_addr(fd, &addr, addrlen, must_fail))
 			goto error_close;
 
 	return fd;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int __connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, int type, bool noconnect,
 
 int connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, const struct network_helper_opts *opts)
 {
-	return __connect_to_fd_opts(server_fd, 0, false, opts);
+	return __connect_to_fd_opts(server_fd, 0, false, false, opts);
 }
 
 int connect_to_fd(int server_fd, int timeout_ms)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
index e029d4ff983e..fefe2ed0c798 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ typedef __u16 __sum16;
 
 struct network_helper_opts {
 	int timeout_ms;
-	bool must_fail;
 	int proto;
 	int (*post_socket_cb)(int fd, void *opts);
 	void *cb_opts;
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ void free_fds(int *fds, unsigned int nr_close_fds);
 int connect_to_addr(int type, const struct sockaddr_storage *addr, socklen_t len,
 		    const struct network_helper_opts *opts);
 int connect_to_fd(int server_fd, int timeout_ms);
-int __connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, int type, bool noconnect,
+int __connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, int type, bool noconnect, bool must_fail,
 			 const struct network_helper_opts *opts);
 int connect_to_fd_opts(int server_fd, const struct network_helper_opts *opts);
 int connect_fd_to_fd(int client_fd, int server_fd, int timeout_ms);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c
index addf720428f7..124132b435ba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 
 static int run_test(int cgroup_fd, int server_fd, bool classid)
 {
-	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
-		.must_fail = true,
-	};
 	struct connect4_dropper *skel;
 	int fd, err = 0;
 
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ static int run_test(int cgroup_fd, int server_fd, bool classid)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	fd = connect_to_fd_opts(server_fd, &opts);
+	fd = __connect_to_fd_opts(server_fd, 0, false, true, NULL);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		err = -1;
 	else
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ip_check_defrag.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ip_check_defrag.c
index 330dfba95c56..948e1ca287a2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ip_check_defrag.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ip_check_defrag.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void test_bpf_ip_check_defrag_ok(bool ipv6)
 	nstoken = open_netns(NS0);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "setns ns0"))
 		goto out;
-	client_tx_fd = __connect_to_fd_opts(srv_fd, SOCK_RAW, true, &tx_ops);
+	client_tx_fd = __connect_to_fd_opts(srv_fd, SOCK_RAW, true, false, &tx_ops);
 	close_netns(nstoken);
 	if (!ASSERT_GE(client_tx_fd, 0, "connect_to_fd_opts"))
 		goto out;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void test_bpf_ip_check_defrag_ok(bool ipv6)
 	nstoken = open_netns(NS0);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "setns ns0"))
 		goto out;
-	client_rx_fd = __connect_to_fd_opts(srv_fd, 0, true, &rx_opts);
+	client_rx_fd = __connect_to_fd_opts(srv_fd, 0, true, false, &rx_opts);
 	close_netns(nstoken);
 	if (!ASSERT_GE(client_rx_fd, 0, "connect_to_fd_opts"))
 		goto out;
