diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
index 9172746b6cf02..15f4f46ca3a90 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ret=0
 
 cleanup()
 {
-	rm -f $out
+	rm -f $err
 	ip netns del $ns1
 }