diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre_flower.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre_flower.sh
index 12914f40612d36e7113ef905091bf59fb9d314e2..09389f3b936946af6a6964f439718510df80fe77 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre_flower.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/mirror_gre_flower.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ full_test_span_gre_dir_acl()
 	local match_dip=$1; shift
 	local what=$1; shift
 
+	RET=0
+
 	mirror_install $swp1 $direction $tundev \
 		       "protocol ip flower $tcflags dst_ip $match_dip"
 	fail_test_span_gre_dir $tundev $direction
@@ -108,8 +110,6 @@ test_ip6gretap()
 
 test_all()
 {
-	RET=0
-
 	slow_path_trap_install $swp1 ingress
 	slow_path_trap_install $swp1 egress