diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
index 3b929e031f59..0c343954a17b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -744,6 +744,11 @@ kci_test_ipsec_offload()
 	sysfsf=$sysfsd/ipsec
 	sysfsnet=/sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/netdevsim0/net/
 	probed=false
+	esp4_offload_probed_default=false
+
+	if lsmod | grep -q esp4_offload; then
+		esp4_offload_probed_default=true
+	fi
 
 	# setup netdevsim since dummydev doesn't have offload support
 	if [ ! -w /sys/bus/netdevsim/new_device ] ; then
@@ -833,6 +838,7 @@ EOF
 	fi
 
 	# clean up any leftovers
+	! "$esp4_offload_probed_default" && lsmod | grep -q esp4_offload && rmmod esp4_offload
 	echo 0 > /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device
 	$probed && rmmod netdevsim