diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh
index 3caf72bb9c6a..a2489ec398fe 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6.sh
@@ -468,10 +468,26 @@ out_bits()
   for i in {0..22}
   do
     ip -netns ioam-node-alpha route change db01::/64 encap ioam6 trace \
-           prealloc type ${bit2type[$i]} ns 123 size ${bit2size[$i]} dev veth0
-
-    run_test "out_bit$i" "${desc/<n>/$i}" ioam-node-alpha ioam-node-beta \
-           db01::2 db01::1 veth0 ${bit2type[$i]} 123
+           prealloc type ${bit2type[$i]} ns 123 size ${bit2size[$i]} \
+           dev veth0 &>/dev/null
+
+    local cmd_res=$?
+    local descr="${desc/<n>/$i}"
+
+    if [[ $i -ge 12 && $i -le 21 ]]
+    then
+      if [ $cmd_res != 0 ]
+      then
+        npassed=$((npassed+1))
+        log_test_passed "$descr"
+      else
+        nfailed=$((nfailed+1))
+        log_test_failed "$descr"
+      fi
+    else
+      run_test "out_bit$i" "$descr" ioam-node-alpha ioam-node-beta \
+             db01::2 db01::1 veth0 ${bit2type[$i]} 123
+    fi
   done
 
   bit2size[22]=$tmp
@@ -544,7 +560,7 @@ in_bits()
   local tmp=${bit2size[22]}
   bit2size[22]=$(( $tmp + ${#BETA[9]} + ((4 - (${#BETA[9]} % 4)) % 4) ))
 
-  for i in {0..22}
+  for i in {0..11} {22..22}
   do
     ip -netns ioam-node-alpha route change db01::/64 encap ioam6 trace \
            prealloc type ${bit2type[$i]} ns 123 size ${bit2size[$i]} dev veth0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6_parser.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6_parser.c
index d376cb2c383c..8f6997d35816 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6_parser.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ioam6_parser.c
@@ -94,16 +94,6 @@ enum {
 	TEST_OUT_BIT9,
 	TEST_OUT_BIT10,
 	TEST_OUT_BIT11,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT12,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT13,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT14,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT15,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT16,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT17,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT18,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT19,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT20,
-	TEST_OUT_BIT21,
 	TEST_OUT_BIT22,
 	TEST_OUT_FULL_SUPP_TRACE,
 
@@ -125,16 +115,6 @@ enum {
 	TEST_IN_BIT9,
 	TEST_IN_BIT10,
 	TEST_IN_BIT11,
-	TEST_IN_BIT12,
-	TEST_IN_BIT13,
-	TEST_IN_BIT14,
-	TEST_IN_BIT15,
-	TEST_IN_BIT16,
-	TEST_IN_BIT17,
-	TEST_IN_BIT18,
-	TEST_IN_BIT19,
-	TEST_IN_BIT20,
-	TEST_IN_BIT21,
 	TEST_IN_BIT22,
 	TEST_IN_FULL_SUPP_TRACE,
 
@@ -199,30 +179,6 @@ static int check_ioam_header(int tid, struct ioam6_trace_hdr *ioam6h,
 		       ioam6h->nodelen != 2 ||
 		       ioam6h->remlen;
 
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT12:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT12:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT13:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT13:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT14:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT14:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT15:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT15:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT16:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT16:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT17:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT17:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT18:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT18:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT19:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT19:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT20:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT20:
-	case TEST_OUT_BIT21:
-	case TEST_IN_BIT21:
-		return ioam6h->overflow ||
-		       ioam6h->nodelen ||
-		       ioam6h->remlen != 1;
-
 	case TEST_OUT_BIT22:
 	case TEST_IN_BIT22:
 		return ioam6h->overflow ||
@@ -326,6 +282,66 @@ static int check_ioam6_data(__u8 **p, struct ioam6_trace_hdr *ioam6h,
 		*p += sizeof(__u32);
 	}
 
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit12) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit13) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit14) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit15) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit16) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit17) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit18) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit19) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit20) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
+	if (ioam6h->type.bit21) {
+		if (__be32_to_cpu(*((__u32 *)*p)) != 0xffffffff)
+			return 1;
+		*p += sizeof(__u32);
+	}
+
 	if (ioam6h->type.bit22) {
 		len = cnf.sc_data ? strlen(cnf.sc_data) : 0;
 		aligned = cnf.sc_data ? __ALIGN_KERNEL(len, 4) : 0;
@@ -455,26 +471,6 @@ static int str2id(const char *tname)
 		return TEST_OUT_BIT10;
 	if (!strcmp("out_bit11", tname))
 		return TEST_OUT_BIT11;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit12", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT12;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit13", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT13;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit14", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT14;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit15", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT15;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit16", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT16;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit17", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT17;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit18", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT18;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit19", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT19;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit20", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT20;
-	if (!strcmp("out_bit21", tname))
-		return TEST_OUT_BIT21;
 	if (!strcmp("out_bit22", tname))
 		return TEST_OUT_BIT22;
 	if (!strcmp("out_full_supp_trace", tname))
@@ -509,26 +505,6 @@ static int str2id(const char *tname)
 		return TEST_IN_BIT10;
 	if (!strcmp("in_bit11", tname))
 		return TEST_IN_BIT11;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit12", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT12;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit13", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT13;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit14", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT14;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit15", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT15;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit16", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT16;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit17", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT17;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit18", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT18;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit19", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT19;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit20", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT20;
-	if (!strcmp("in_bit21", tname))
-		return TEST_IN_BIT21;
 	if (!strcmp("in_bit22", tname))
 		return TEST_IN_BIT22;
 	if (!strcmp("in_full_supp_trace", tname))
@@ -606,16 +582,6 @@ static int (*func[__TEST_MAX])(int, struct ioam6_trace_hdr *, __u32, __u16) = {
 	[TEST_OUT_BIT9]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_OUT_BIT10]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_OUT_BIT11]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT12]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT13]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT14]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT15]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT16]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT17]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT18]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT19]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT20]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_OUT_BIT21]		= check_ioam_header,
 	[TEST_OUT_BIT22]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_OUT_FULL_SUPP_TRACE]	= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_IN_UNDEF_NS]		= check_ioam_header,
@@ -633,16 +599,6 @@ static int (*func[__TEST_MAX])(int, struct ioam6_trace_hdr *, __u32, __u16) = {
 	[TEST_IN_BIT9]			= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_IN_BIT10]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_IN_BIT11]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT12]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT13]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT14]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT15]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT16]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT17]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT18]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT19]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT20]		= check_ioam_header,
-	[TEST_IN_BIT21]		= check_ioam_header,
 	[TEST_IN_BIT22]		= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_IN_FULL_SUPP_TRACE]	= check_ioam_header_and_data,
 	[TEST_FWD_FULL_SUPP_TRACE]	= check_ioam_header_and_data,
