diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/fib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/fib.sh
index eab79b9e58cd..dcbf32b99bb6 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/fib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/fib.sh
@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ ipv6_local_replace()
 	ip -n $ns link del dev dummy1
 }
 
+fib_notify_on_flag_change_set()
+{
+	local notify=$1; shift
+
+	ip netns exec testns1 sysctl -qw net.ipv4.fib_notify_on_flag_change=$notify
+	ip netns exec testns1 sysctl -qw net.ipv6.fib_notify_on_flag_change=$notify
+
+	log_info "Set fib_notify_on_flag_change to $notify"
+}
+
 setup_prepare()
 {
 	ip netns add testns1
@@ -251,6 +261,10 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 setup_prepare
 
+fib_notify_on_flag_change_set 1
+tests_run
+
+fib_notify_on_flag_change_set 0
 tests_run
 
 exit $EXIT_STATUS
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh
index 2f87c3be76a9..251f228ce63e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.sh
@@ -302,6 +302,16 @@ ipv6_error_path()
 	ipv6_error_path_replay
 }
 
+fib_notify_on_flag_change_set()
+{
+	local notify=$1; shift
+
+	ip netns exec testns1 sysctl -qw net.ipv4.fib_notify_on_flag_change=$notify
+	ip netns exec testns1 sysctl -qw net.ipv6.fib_notify_on_flag_change=$notify
+
+	log_info "Set fib_notify_on_flag_change to $notify"
+}
+
 setup_prepare()
 {
 	local netdev
@@ -336,6 +346,10 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 setup_prepare
 
+fib_notify_on_flag_change_set 1
+tests_run
+
+fib_notify_on_flag_change_set 0
 tests_run
 
 exit $EXIT_STATUS