diff --git a/test/rtnetlink/linux/setlink_test.sh b/test/rtnetlink/linux/setlink_test.sh
index 31463ee34..2931fc87d 100755
--- a/test/rtnetlink/linux/setlink_test.sh
+++ b/test/rtnetlink/linux/setlink_test.sh
@@ -28,3 +28,13 @@ if ! wait_for ! ip link show test_veth02; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Create a new veth pair in the current namespace and rename the link.
+ip link add name test_veth01 type veth peer name test_veth02
+ip link set test_veth01 name test_veth03
+ip link show test_veth03
+ip link del name test_veth03
+# Check that test_veth02 has been destroyed.
+if ! wait_for ! ip link show test_veth02; then
+  fail "test_veth02 hasn't been destroyed"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test/rtnetlink/linux/veth_test.sh b/test/rtnetlink/linux/veth_test.sh
index 4e24d3f02..d1c10fffa 100755
--- a/test/rtnetlink/linux/veth_test.sh
+++ b/test/rtnetlink/linux/veth_test.sh
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ if ! wait_for ! ip link show test_veth02; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Create a new veth pair in the current namespace and rename the link.
-ip link add name test_veth01 type veth peer name test_veth02
-ip link set test_veth01 name test_veth03
-ip link show test_veth03
-ip link del name test_veth03
-# Check that test_veth02 has been destroyed.
-if ! wait_for ! ip link show test_veth02; then
-  fail "test_veth02 hasn't been destroyed"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 ip netns add test
 ip link add test_veth01 type veth peer name test_veth02 netns test
 ip link show test_veth01