diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
index b4fa9f28159d..12f9dd7acba6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/mptcp.c
@@ -76,11 +76,17 @@ struct mptcp_storage {
 	char ca_name[TCP_CA_NAME_MAX];
 };
 
+static void sig_int(int sig) {
+	signal(sig, SIG_IGN);
+	SYS_NOFAIL("ip netns del %s", NS_TEST);
+}
+
 static struct nstoken *create_netns(void)
 {
 	SYS(fail, "ip netns add %s", NS_TEST);
 	SYS(fail, "ip -net %s link set dev lo up", NS_TEST);
 
+	signal(SIGINT, sig_int);
 	return open_netns(NS_TEST);
 fail:
 	return NULL;