diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
index 27784946b01b..26fff876a1b2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ int set_hw_ring_size(char *ifname, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring_param)
 struct send_recv_arg {
 	int		fd;
 	uint32_t	bytes;
+	int		tout;
 	int		stop;
 };
 
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ static void *send_recv_server(void *arg)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (settimeo(fd, 0)) {
+	if (settimeo(fd, a->tout)) {
 		err = -errno;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -673,12 +674,13 @@ static void *send_recv_server(void *arg)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int send_recv_data(int lfd, int fd, uint32_t total_bytes)
+int send_recv_data(int lfd, int fd, uint32_t total_bytes, int timeout_ms)
 {
 	ssize_t nr_recv = 0, bytes = 0;
 	struct send_recv_arg arg = {
 		.fd	= lfd,
 		.bytes	= total_bytes,
+		.tout	= timeout_ms,
 		.stop	= 0,
 	};
 	pthread_t srv_thread;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
index 5764155b6d25..e3a4a5f1dd38 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct nstoken;
  */
 struct nstoken *open_netns(const char *name);
 void close_netns(struct nstoken *token);
-int send_recv_data(int lfd, int fd, uint32_t total_bytes);
+int send_recv_data(int lfd, int fd, uint32_t total_bytes, int timeout_ms);
 int make_netns(const char *name);
 int remove_netns(const char *name);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c
index b7d1b52309d0..090d876e0da4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void do_test(const struct network_helper_opts *opts)
 	if (!start_test(NULL, opts, opts, &lfd, &fd))
 		goto done;
 
-	ASSERT_OK(send_recv_data(lfd, fd, total_bytes), "send_recv_data");
+	ASSERT_OK(send_recv_data(lfd, fd, total_bytes, 0), "send_recv_data");
 
 done:
 	if (lfd != -1)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void test_dctcp(void)
 			!ASSERT_EQ(errno, ENOENT, "bpf_map_lookup_elem(sk_stg_map)"))
 		goto done;
 
-	ASSERT_OK(send_recv_data(lfd, fd, total_bytes), "send_recv_data");
+	ASSERT_OK(send_recv_data(lfd, fd, total_bytes, 0), "send_recv_data");
 	ASSERT_EQ(dctcp_skel->bss->stg_result, expected_stg, "stg_result");
 
 done: