diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/so_txtime.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/so_txtime.py
index b7be4cabbec2..abdd2371cc1a 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/so_txtime.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/so_txtime.py
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ def test_so_txtime(cfg, clockid, ipver, args_tx, args_rx, expect_success):
     """Main function. Run so_txtime as sender and receiver."""
     slow_machine = os.environ.get('KSFT_MACHINE_SLOW')
 
-    bin_path = cfg.test_dir / "so_txtime"
+    if not hasattr(cfg, "bin_remote"):
+        cfg.bin_local = cfg.test_dir / "so_txtime"
+        cfg.bin_remote = cfg.remote.deploy(cfg.bin_local)
 
     tstart = time.time_ns() + (2000_000_000 if slow_machine else 200_000_000)
 
     cmd_addr = f"-S {cfg.addr_v[ipver]} -D {cfg.remote_addr_v[ipver]}"
-    cmd_base = f"{bin_path} -{ipver} -c {clockid} -t {tstart} {cmd_addr}"
-    cmd_rx = f"{cmd_base} {args_rx} -r"
-    cmd_tx = f"{cmd_base} {args_tx}"
+    cmd_args = f"-{ipver} -c {clockid} -t {tstart} {cmd_addr}"
+    cmd_rx = f"{cfg.bin_remote} {cmd_args} {args_rx} -r"
+    cmd_tx = f"{cfg.bin_local} {cmd_args} {args_tx}"
 
     expect_fail = not expect_success
     if slow_machine: