diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
index 8502917b6c7b..e20caef06aae 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ static int __start_server(int type, const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrl
 	if (settimeo(fd, opts->timeout_ms))
 		goto error_close;
 
-	if (opts->post_socket_cb && opts->post_socket_cb(fd, NULL)) {
+	if (opts->post_socket_cb &&
+	    opts->post_socket_cb(fd, opts->cb_opts)) {
 		log_err("Failed to call post_socket_cb");
 		goto error_close;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c
index c9dd2a3d3218..123fcd5a0af6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ static int settcpca(int fd, const char *tcp_ca)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_test(const char *tcp_ca, const struct bpf_map *sk_stg_map)
+static void do_test(const struct network_helper_opts *opts,
+		    const struct bpf_map *sk_stg_map)
 {
+	struct cb_opts *co = (struct cb_opts *)opts->cb_opts;
 	int lfd = -1, fd = -1;
 	int err;
 
-	lfd = start_server(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, NULL, 0, 0);
+	lfd = start_server_str(AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, NULL, 0, opts);
 	if (!ASSERT_NEQ(lfd, -1, "socket"))
 		return;
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ static void do_test(const char *tcp_ca, const struct bpf_map *sk_stg_map)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (settcpca(lfd, tcp_ca) || settcpca(fd, tcp_ca))
+	if (settcpca(fd, co->cc))
 		goto done;
 
 	if (sk_stg_map) {
@@ -95,6 +97,13 @@ static int cc_cb(int fd, void *opts)
 
 static void test_cubic(void)
 {
+	struct cb_opts cb_opts = {
+		.cc = "bpf_cubic",
+	};
+	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
+		.post_socket_cb	= cc_cb,
+		.cb_opts	= &cb_opts,
+	};
 	struct bpf_cubic *cubic_skel;
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ static void test_cubic(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	do_test("bpf_cubic", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 
 	ASSERT_EQ(cubic_skel->bss->bpf_cubic_acked_called, 1, "pkts_acked called");
 
@@ -118,6 +127,13 @@ static void test_cubic(void)
 
 static void test_dctcp(void)
 {
+	struct cb_opts cb_opts = {
+		.cc = "bpf_dctcp",
+	};
+	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
+		.post_socket_cb	= cc_cb,
+		.cb_opts	= &cb_opts,
+	};
 	struct bpf_dctcp *dctcp_skel;
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 
@@ -131,7 +147,7 @@ static void test_dctcp(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	do_test("bpf_dctcp", dctcp_skel->maps.sk_stg_map);
+	do_test(&opts, dctcp_skel->maps.sk_stg_map);
 	ASSERT_EQ(dctcp_skel->bss->stg_result, expected_stg, "stg_result");
 
 	bpf_link__destroy(link);
@@ -313,6 +329,13 @@ static void test_unsupp_cong_op(void)
 
 static void test_update_ca(void)
 {
+	struct cb_opts cb_opts = {
+		.cc = "tcp_ca_update",
+	};
+	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
+		.post_socket_cb	= cc_cb,
+		.cb_opts	= &cb_opts,
+	};
 	struct tcp_ca_update *skel;
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 	int saved_ca1_cnt;
@@ -325,14 +348,14 @@ static void test_update_ca(void)
 	link = bpf_map__attach_struct_ops(skel->maps.ca_update_1);
 	ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "attach_struct_ops");
 
-	do_test("tcp_ca_update", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 	saved_ca1_cnt = skel->bss->ca1_cnt;
 	ASSERT_GT(saved_ca1_cnt, 0, "ca1_ca1_cnt");
 
 	err = bpf_link__update_map(link, skel->maps.ca_update_2);
 	ASSERT_OK(err, "update_map");
 
-	do_test("tcp_ca_update", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->ca1_cnt, saved_ca1_cnt, "ca2_ca1_cnt");
 	ASSERT_GT(skel->bss->ca2_cnt, 0, "ca2_ca2_cnt");
 
@@ -342,6 +365,13 @@ static void test_update_ca(void)
 
 static void test_update_wrong(void)
 {
+	struct cb_opts cb_opts = {
+		.cc = "tcp_ca_update",
+	};
+	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
+		.post_socket_cb	= cc_cb,
+		.cb_opts	= &cb_opts,
+	};
 	struct tcp_ca_update *skel;
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 	int saved_ca1_cnt;
@@ -354,14 +384,14 @@ static void test_update_wrong(void)
 	link = bpf_map__attach_struct_ops(skel->maps.ca_update_1);
 	ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "attach_struct_ops");
 
-	do_test("tcp_ca_update", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 	saved_ca1_cnt = skel->bss->ca1_cnt;
 	ASSERT_GT(saved_ca1_cnt, 0, "ca1_ca1_cnt");
 
 	err = bpf_link__update_map(link, skel->maps.ca_wrong);
 	ASSERT_ERR(err, "update_map");
 
-	do_test("tcp_ca_update", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 	ASSERT_GT(skel->bss->ca1_cnt, saved_ca1_cnt, "ca2_ca1_cnt");
 
 	bpf_link__destroy(link);
@@ -370,6 +400,13 @@ static void test_update_wrong(void)
 
 static void test_mixed_links(void)
 {
+	struct cb_opts cb_opts = {
+		.cc = "tcp_ca_update",
+	};
+	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
+		.post_socket_cb	= cc_cb,
+		.cb_opts	= &cb_opts,
+	};
 	struct tcp_ca_update *skel;
 	struct bpf_link *link, *link_nl;
 	int err;
@@ -384,7 +421,7 @@ static void test_mixed_links(void)
 	link = bpf_map__attach_struct_ops(skel->maps.ca_update_1);
 	ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "attach_struct_ops");
 
-	do_test("tcp_ca_update", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 	ASSERT_GT(skel->bss->ca1_cnt, 0, "ca1_ca1_cnt");
 
 	err = bpf_link__update_map(link, skel->maps.ca_no_link);
@@ -471,6 +508,13 @@ static void test_tcp_ca_kfunc(void)
 
 static void test_cc_cubic(void)
 {
+	struct cb_opts cb_opts = {
+		.cc = "bpf_cc_cubic",
+	};
+	struct network_helper_opts opts = {
+		.post_socket_cb	= cc_cb,
+		.cb_opts	= &cb_opts,
+	};
 	struct bpf_cc_cubic *cc_cubic_skel;
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 
@@ -484,7 +528,7 @@ static void test_cc_cubic(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	do_test("bpf_cc_cubic", NULL);
+	do_test(&opts, NULL);
 
 	bpf_link__destroy(link);
 	bpf_cc_cubic__destroy(cc_cubic_skel);
