diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c
index 0b2f73b88c53..2853883b7cbb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ void test_decap_sanity(void)
 		bpf_tc_hook_destroy(&qdisc_hook);
 		close_netns(nstoken);
 	}
-	system("ip netns del " NS_TEST " >& /dev/null");
+	system("ip netns del " NS_TEST " &> /dev/null");
 	decap_sanity__destroy(skel);
 }