diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool-fec.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool-fec.sh
index 0c56746e9ce0..7d7829f57550 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool-fec.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool-fec.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@ NSIM_NETDEV=$(make_netdev)
 
 set -o pipefail
 
+# Since commit 2b3ddcb35357 ("ethtool: fec: Change the prompt ...")
+# in ethtool CLI the Configured lines start with Supported/Configured.
+configured=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2 | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f1)
+
 # netdevsim starts out with None/None
 s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: None
+check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: None
 Active FEC encoding: None"
 
 # Test Auto
 $ETHTOOL --set-fec $NSIM_NETDEV encoding auto
 check $?
 s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: Auto
+check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: Auto
 Active FEC encoding: Off"
 
 # Test case in-sensitivity
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ for o in off Off OFF; do
     $ETHTOOL --set-fec $NSIM_NETDEV encoding $o
     check $?
     s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-    check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: Off
+    check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: Off
 Active FEC encoding: Off"
 done
 
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ for o in BaseR baser BAser; do
     $ETHTOOL --set-fec $NSIM_NETDEV encoding $o
     check $?
     s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-    check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: BaseR
+    check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: BaseR
 Active FEC encoding: BaseR"
 done
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ for o in llrs rs; do
     $ETHTOOL --set-fec $NSIM_NETDEV encoding $o
     check $?
     s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-    check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: ${o^^}
+    check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: ${o^^}
 Active FEC encoding: ${o^^}"
 done
 
@@ -49,13 +53,13 @@ done
 $ETHTOOL --set-fec $NSIM_NETDEV encoding rs llrs
 check $?
 s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: RS LLRS
+check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: RS LLRS
 Active FEC encoding: LLRS"
 
 $ETHTOOL --set-fec $NSIM_NETDEV encoding rs off auto
 check $?
 s=$($ETHTOOL --show-fec $NSIM_NETDEV | tail -2)
-check $? "$s" "Configured FEC encodings: Auto Off RS
+check $? "$s" "$configured FEC encodings: Auto Off RS
 Active FEC encoding: RS"
 
 # Make sure other link modes are rejected