diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh
index 675eff45b037..1162836f8f32 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh
@@ -482,10 +482,15 @@ v3exc_timeout_test()
 	local X=("192.0.2.20" "192.0.2.30")
 
 	# GMI should be 3 seconds
-	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 100 mcast_query_response_interval 100
+	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 100 \
+					mcast_query_response_interval 100 \
+					mcast_membership_interval 300
 
 	v3exclude_prepare $h1 $ALL_MAC $ALL_GROUP
-	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 500 mcast_query_response_interval 500
+	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 500 \
+					mcast_query_response_interval 500 \
+					mcast_membership_interval 1500
+
 	$MZ $h1 -c 1 -b $ALL_MAC -B $ALL_GROUP -t ip "proto=2,p=$MZPKT_ALLOW2" -q
 	sleep 3
 	bridge -j -d -s mdb show dev br0 \
@@ -517,7 +522,8 @@ v3exc_timeout_test()
 	log_test "IGMPv3 group $TEST_GROUP exclude timeout"
 
 	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 12500 \
-					mcast_query_response_interval 1000
+					mcast_query_response_interval 1000 \
+					mcast_membership_interval 26000
 
 	v3cleanup $swp1 $TEST_GROUP
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mld.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mld.sh
index ffdcfa87ca2b..e2b9ff773c6b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mld.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_mld.sh
@@ -479,10 +479,15 @@ mldv2exc_timeout_test()
 	local X=("2001:db8:1::20" "2001:db8:1::30")
 
 	# GMI should be 3 seconds
-	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 100 mcast_query_response_interval 100
+	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 100 \
+					mcast_query_response_interval 100 \
+					mcast_membership_interval 300
 
 	mldv2exclude_prepare $h1
-	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 500 mcast_query_response_interval 500
+	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 500 \
+					mcast_query_response_interval 500 \
+					mcast_membership_interval 1500
+
 	$MZ $h1 -c 1 $MZPKT_ALLOW2 -q
 	sleep 3
 	bridge -j -d -s mdb show dev br0 \
@@ -514,7 +519,8 @@ mldv2exc_timeout_test()
 	log_test "MLDv2 group $TEST_GROUP exclude timeout"
 
 	ip link set dev br0 type bridge mcast_query_interval 12500 \
-					mcast_query_response_interval 1000
+					mcast_query_response_interval 1000 \
+					mcast_membership_interval 26000
 
 	mldv2cleanup $swp1
 }