diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xdp_veth.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xdp_veth.c
index e84ff834736ddd35a787e5b7a7f20a48efba7649..b2b4f6958940f7bce66953568d18fb10e12130e5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xdp_veth.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xdp_veth.c
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@
 #define IP_SRC				"10.1.1.11"
 #define IP_DST				"10.1.1.33"
 #define IP_CMD_MAX_LEN		128
-
-struct skeletons {
-	struct xdp_dummy *xdp_dummy;
-	struct xdp_tx *xdp_tx;
-	struct xdp_redirect_map *xdp_redirect_maps;
-};
+#define PROG_NAME_MAX_LEN	128
 
 struct veth_configuration {
 	char local_veth[VETH_NAME_MAX_LEN]; /* Interface in main namespace */
@@ -79,55 +74,59 @@ static struct veth_configuration net_config[VETH_PAIRS_COUNT] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static int attach_programs_to_veth_pair(struct skeletons *skeletons, int index)
+struct prog_configuration {
+	char local_name[PROG_NAME_MAX_LEN]; /* BPF prog to attach to local_veth */
+	char remote_name[PROG_NAME_MAX_LEN]; /* BPF prog to attach to remote_veth */
+};
+
+static int attach_programs_to_veth_pair(struct bpf_object **objs, size_t nb_obj,
+					struct prog_configuration *prog, int index)
 {
 	struct bpf_program *local_prog, *remote_prog;
-	struct bpf_link **local_link, **remote_link;
 	struct nstoken *nstoken;
-	struct bpf_link *link;
-	int interface;
-
-	switch (index) {
-	case 0:
-		local_prog = skeletons->xdp_redirect_maps->progs.xdp_redirect_map_0;
-		local_link = &skeletons->xdp_redirect_maps->links.xdp_redirect_map_0;
-		remote_prog = skeletons->xdp_dummy->progs.xdp_dummy_prog;
-		remote_link = &skeletons->xdp_dummy->links.xdp_dummy_prog;
-		break;
-	case 1:
-		local_prog = skeletons->xdp_redirect_maps->progs.xdp_redirect_map_1;
-		local_link = &skeletons->xdp_redirect_maps->links.xdp_redirect_map_1;
-		remote_prog = skeletons->xdp_tx->progs.xdp_tx;
-		remote_link = &skeletons->xdp_tx->links.xdp_tx;
-		break;
-	case 2:
-		local_prog = skeletons->xdp_redirect_maps->progs.xdp_redirect_map_2;
-		local_link = &skeletons->xdp_redirect_maps->links.xdp_redirect_map_2;
-		remote_prog = skeletons->xdp_dummy->progs.xdp_dummy_prog;
-		remote_link = &skeletons->xdp_dummy->links.xdp_dummy_prog;
-		break;
+	int interface, ret, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_obj; i++) {
+		local_prog = bpf_object__find_program_by_name(objs[i], prog[index].local_name);
+		if (local_prog)
+			break;
 	}
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(local_prog, "find local program"))
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_obj; i++) {
+		remote_prog = bpf_object__find_program_by_name(objs[i], prog[index].remote_name);
+		if (remote_prog)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(remote_prog, "find remote program"))
+		return -1;
+
 	interface = if_nametoindex(net_config[index].local_veth);
 	if (!ASSERT_NEQ(interface, 0, "non zero interface index"))
 		return -1;
-	link = bpf_program__attach_xdp(local_prog, interface);
-	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "attach xdp program to local veth"))
+
+	ret = bpf_xdp_attach(interface, bpf_program__fd(local_prog), 0, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "attach xdp program to local veth"))
 		return -1;
-	*local_link = link;
+
 	nstoken = open_netns(net_config[index].namespace);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "switch to remote veth namespace"))
 		return -1;
+
 	interface = if_nametoindex(net_config[index].remote_veth);
 	if (!ASSERT_NEQ(interface, 0, "non zero interface index")) {
 		close_netns(nstoken);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	link = bpf_program__attach_xdp(remote_prog, interface);
-	*remote_link = link;
-	close_netns(nstoken);
-	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(link, "attach xdp program to remote veth"))
+
+	ret = bpf_xdp_attach(interface, bpf_program__fd(remote_prog), 0, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "attach xdp program to remote veth")) {
+		close_netns(nstoken);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
+	close_netns(nstoken);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -152,17 +151,24 @@ static int create_network(void)
 
 fail:
 	return -1;
-
 }
 
 static void cleanup_network(void)
 {
+	struct nstoken *nstoken;
 	int i;
 
-	/* Deleting namespaces is enough to automatically remove veth pairs as well
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < VETH_PAIRS_COUNT; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < VETH_PAIRS_COUNT; i++) {
+		bpf_xdp_detach(if_nametoindex(net_config[i].local_veth), 0, NULL);
+		nstoken = open_netns(net_config[i].namespace);
+		if (nstoken) {
+			bpf_xdp_detach(if_nametoindex(net_config[i].remote_veth), 0, NULL);
+			close_netns(nstoken);
+		}
+		/* in case the detach failed */
+		SYS_NOFAIL("ip link del %s", net_config[i].local_veth);
 		SYS_NOFAIL("ip netns del %s", net_config[i].namespace);
+	}
 }
 
 static int check_ping(void)
@@ -174,32 +180,53 @@ static int check_ping(void)
 					  net_config[0].namespace, IP_DST);
 }
 
+#define VETH_REDIRECT_SKEL_NB	3
 void test_xdp_veth_redirect(void)
 {
-	struct skeletons skeletons = {};
+	struct prog_configuration ping_config[VETH_PAIRS_COUNT] = {
+		{
+			.local_name = "xdp_redirect_map_0",
+			.remote_name = "xdp_dummy_prog",
+		},
+		{
+			.local_name = "xdp_redirect_map_1",
+			.remote_name = "xdp_tx",
+		},
+		{
+			.local_name = "xdp_redirect_map_2",
+			.remote_name = "xdp_dummy_prog",
+		}
+	};
+	struct bpf_object *bpf_objs[VETH_REDIRECT_SKEL_NB];
+	struct xdp_redirect_map *xdp_redirect_map;
+	struct xdp_dummy *xdp_dummy;
+	struct xdp_tx *xdp_tx;
 	int map_fd;
 	int i;
 
-	skeletons.xdp_dummy = xdp_dummy__open_and_load();
-	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skeletons.xdp_dummy, "xdp_dummy__open_and_load"))
+	xdp_dummy = xdp_dummy__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(xdp_dummy, "xdp_dummy__open_and_load"))
 		return;
 
-	skeletons.xdp_tx = xdp_tx__open_and_load();
-	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skeletons.xdp_tx, "xdp_tx__open_and_load"))
+	xdp_tx = xdp_tx__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(xdp_tx, "xdp_tx__open_and_load"))
 		goto destroy_xdp_dummy;
 
-	skeletons.xdp_redirect_maps = xdp_redirect_map__open_and_load();
-	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skeletons.xdp_redirect_maps, "xdp_redirect_map__open_and_load"))
+	xdp_redirect_map = xdp_redirect_map__open_and_load();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(xdp_redirect_map, "xdp_redirect_map__open_and_load"))
 		goto destroy_xdp_tx;
 
 	if (create_network())
 		goto destroy_xdp_redirect_map;
 
 	/* Then configure the redirect map and attach programs to interfaces */
-	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skeletons.xdp_redirect_maps->maps.tx_port);
+	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(xdp_redirect_map->maps.tx_port);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_FD(map_fd, "open redirect map"))
 		goto destroy_xdp_redirect_map;
 
+	bpf_objs[0] = xdp_dummy->obj;
+	bpf_objs[1] = xdp_tx->obj;
+	bpf_objs[2] = xdp_redirect_map->obj;
 	for (i = 0; i < VETH_PAIRS_COUNT; i++) {
 		int interface_id;
 		int err;
@@ -210,18 +237,18 @@ void test_xdp_veth_redirect(void)
 		err = bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd, &i, &interface_id, BPF_ANY);
 		if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "configure interface redirection through map"))
 			goto destroy_xdp_redirect_map;
-		if (attach_programs_to_veth_pair(&skeletons, i))
+		if (attach_programs_to_veth_pair(bpf_objs, VETH_REDIRECT_SKEL_NB, ping_config, i))
 			goto destroy_xdp_redirect_map;
 	}
 
 	ASSERT_OK(check_ping(), "ping");
 
 destroy_xdp_redirect_map:
-	xdp_redirect_map__destroy(skeletons.xdp_redirect_maps);
+	xdp_redirect_map__destroy(xdp_redirect_map);
 destroy_xdp_tx:
-	xdp_tx__destroy(skeletons.xdp_tx);
+	xdp_tx__destroy(xdp_tx);
 destroy_xdp_dummy:
-	xdp_dummy__destroy(skeletons.xdp_dummy);
+	xdp_dummy__destroy(xdp_dummy);
 
 	cleanup_network();
 }
