diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c
index 06fa767191afd..3a1afece7c2cf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ static void __exit_with_error(int error, const char *file, const char *func, int
 
 #define exit_with_error(error) __exit_with_error(error, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 
-#define print_ksft_result(test)\
-	(ksft_test_result_pass("PASS: %s %s\n", configured_mode ? "DRV" : "SKB", \
-			       (test)->name))
+#define mode_string(test) (test)->ifobj_tx->xdp_flags & XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE ? "SKB" : "DRV"
+
+#define print_ksft_result(test)						\
+	(ksft_test_result_pass("PASS: %s %s\n", mode_string(test), (test)->name))
 
 static void memset32_htonl(void *dest, u32 val, u32 size)
 {
@@ -275,8 +276,8 @@ static int xsk_configure_socket(struct xsk_socket_info *xsk, struct xsk_umem_inf
 	cfg.rx_size = xsk->rxqsize;
 	cfg.tx_size = XSK_RING_PROD__DEFAULT_NUM_DESCS;
 	cfg.libbpf_flags = 0;
-	cfg.xdp_flags = xdp_flags;
-	cfg.bind_flags = xdp_bind_flags;
+	cfg.xdp_flags = ifobject->xdp_flags;
+	cfg.bind_flags = ifobject->bind_flags;
 
 	txr = ifobject->tx_on ? &xsk->tx : NULL;
 	rxr = ifobject->rx_on ? &xsk->rx : NULL;
@@ -333,7 +334,8 @@ static bool validate_interface(struct ifobject *ifobj)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void parse_command_line(struct test_spec *test, int argc, char **argv)
+static void parse_command_line(struct ifobject *ifobj_tx, struct ifobject *ifobj_rx, int argc,
+			       char **argv)
 {
 	struct ifobject *ifobj;
 	u32 interface_nb = 0;
@@ -351,9 +353,9 @@ static void parse_command_line(struct test_spec *test, int argc, char **argv)
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'i':
 			if (interface_nb == 0)
-				ifobj = test->ifobj_tx;
+				ifobj = ifobj_tx;
 			else if (interface_nb == 1)
-				ifobj = test->ifobj_rx;
+				ifobj = ifobj_rx;
 			else
 				break;
 
@@ -414,9 +416,24 @@ static void __test_spec_init(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobj_tx,
 }
 
 static void test_spec_init(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobj_tx,
-			   struct ifobject *ifobj_rx)
+			   struct ifobject *ifobj_rx, enum test_mode mode)
 {
+	u32 i;
+
 	memset(test, 0, sizeof(*test));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_INTERFACES; i++) {
+		struct ifobject *ifobj = i ? ifobj_rx : ifobj_tx;
+
+		ifobj->xdp_flags = XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST;
+		if (mode == TEST_MODE_SKB)
+			ifobj->xdp_flags |= XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE;
+		else
+			ifobj->xdp_flags |= XDP_FLAGS_DRV_MODE;
+
+		ifobj->bind_flags = XDP_USE_NEED_WAKEUP | XDP_COPY;
+	}
+
 	__test_spec_init(test, ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx);
 }
 
@@ -1011,27 +1028,13 @@ static void init_iface(struct ifobject *ifobj, const char *dst_mac, const char *
 	ifobj->func_ptr = func_ptr;
 }
 
-static void run_pkt_test(struct test_spec *test, int mode, int type)
+static void run_pkt_test(struct test_spec *test, enum test_mode mode, enum test_type type)
 {
 	test_type = type;
 
 	/* reset defaults after potential previous test */
-	xdp_flags = XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST;
 	stat_test_type = -1;
 
-	configured_mode = mode;
-
-	switch (mode) {
-	case (TEST_MODE_SKB):
-		xdp_flags |= XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE;
-		break;
-	case (TEST_MODE_DRV):
-		xdp_flags |= XDP_FLAGS_DRV_MODE;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
 	switch (test_type) {
 	case TEST_TYPE_STATS:
 		testapp_stats(test);
@@ -1111,11 +1114,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!ifobj_rx)
 		exit_with_error(ENOMEM);
 
-	test_spec_init(&test, ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx);
-
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
-	parse_command_line(&test, argc, argv);
+	parse_command_line(ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx, argc, argv);
 
 	if (!validate_interface(ifobj_tx) || !validate_interface(ifobj_rx)) {
 		usage(basename(argv[0]));
@@ -1131,7 +1132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < TEST_MODE_MAX; i++)
 		for (j = 0; j < TEST_TYPE_MAX; j++) {
-			test_spec_init(&test, ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx);
+			test_spec_init(&test, ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx, i);
 			run_pkt_test(&test, i, j);
 			usleep(USLEEP_MAX);
 		}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.h
index c09b73fd9878b..7ed16128f2add 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.h
@@ -68,14 +68,10 @@ enum stat_test_type {
 	STAT_TEST_TYPE_MAX
 };
 
-static int configured_mode;
 static bool opt_pkt_dump;
 static int test_type;
 
 static bool opt_verbose;
-
-static u32 xdp_flags = XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST;
-static u32 xdp_bind_flags = XDP_USE_NEED_WAKEUP | XDP_COPY;
 static int stat_test_type;
 
 struct xsk_umem_info {
@@ -122,6 +118,8 @@ struct ifobject {
 	int ns_fd;
 	u32 dst_ip;
 	u32 src_ip;
+	u32 xdp_flags;
+	u32 bind_flags;
 	u16 src_port;
 	u16 dst_port;
 	bool tx_on;