diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
index 2aa5a3445056..4ec621f4d3db 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
@@ -73,17 +73,21 @@
 #
 # Run test suite for physical device in loopback mode
 #   sudo ./test_xsk.sh -i IFACE
+#
+# Run test suite in a specific mode only [skb,drv,zc]
+#   sudo ./test_xsk.sh -m MODE
 
 . xsk_prereqs.sh
 
 ETH=""
 
-while getopts "vi:d" flag
+while getopts "vi:dm:" flag
 do
 	case "${flag}" in
 		v) verbose=1;;
 		d) debug=1;;
 		i) ETH=${OPTARG};;
+		m) MODE=${OPTARG};;
 	esac
 done
 
@@ -153,6 +157,10 @@ if [[ $verbose -eq 1 ]]; then
 	ARGS+="-v "
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z $MODE ]; then
+	ARGS+="-m ${MODE} "
+fi
+
 retval=$?
 test_status $retval "${TEST_NAME}"
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c
index 514fe994e02b..9f79c2b6aa97 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
 static const char *MAC1 = "\x00\x0A\x56\x9E\xEE\x62";
 static const char *MAC2 = "\x00\x0A\x56\x9E\xEE\x61";
 
+static bool opt_verbose;
+static enum test_mode opt_mode = TEST_MODE_ALL;
+
 static void __exit_with_error(int error, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 {
 	ksft_test_result_fail("[%s:%s:%i]: ERROR: %d/\"%s\"\n", file, func, line, error,
@@ -310,17 +313,19 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
 	{"interface", required_argument, 0, 'i'},
 	{"busy-poll", no_argument, 0, 'b'},
 	{"verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
+	{"mode", required_argument, 0, 'm'},
 	{0, 0, 0, 0}
 };
 
 static void usage(const char *prog)
 {
 	const char *str =
-		"  Usage: %s [OPTIONS]\n"
+		"  Usage: xskxceiver [OPTIONS]\n"
 		"  Options:\n"
 		"  -i, --interface      Use interface\n"
 		"  -v, --verbose        Verbose output\n"
-		"  -b, --busy-poll      Enable busy poll\n";
+		"  -b, --busy-poll      Enable busy poll\n"
+		"  -m, --mode           Run only mode skb, drv, or zc\n";
 
 	ksft_print_msg(str, prog);
 }
@@ -342,7 +347,7 @@ static void parse_command_line(struct ifobject *ifobj_tx, struct ifobject *ifobj
 	opterr = 0;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "i:vb", long_options, &option_index);
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "i:vbm:", long_options, &option_index);
 		if (c == -1)
 			break;
 
@@ -371,6 +376,21 @@ static void parse_command_line(struct ifobject *ifobj_tx, struct ifobject *ifobj
 			ifobj_tx->busy_poll = true;
 			ifobj_rx->busy_poll = true;
 			break;
+		case 'm':
+			if (!strncmp("skb", optarg, min_t(size_t, strlen(optarg),
+							  strlen("skb")))) {
+				opt_mode = TEST_MODE_SKB;
+			} else if (!strncmp("drv", optarg, min_t(size_t, strlen(optarg),
+								 strlen("drv")))) {
+				opt_mode = TEST_MODE_DRV;
+			} else if (!strncmp("zc", optarg, min_t(size_t, strlen(optarg),
+								strlen("zc")))) {
+				opt_mode = TEST_MODE_ZC;
+			} else {
+				usage(basename(argv[0]));
+				ksft_exit_xfail();
+			}
+			break;
 		default:
 			usage(basename(argv[0]));
 			ksft_exit_xfail();
@@ -2365,9 +2385,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test.tx_pkt_stream_default = tx_pkt_stream_default;
 	test.rx_pkt_stream_default = rx_pkt_stream_default;
 
-	ksft_set_plan(modes * TEST_TYPE_MAX);
+	if (opt_mode == TEST_MODE_ALL)
+		ksft_set_plan(modes * TEST_TYPE_MAX);
+	else
+		ksft_set_plan(TEST_TYPE_MAX);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < modes; i++) {
+		if (opt_mode != TEST_MODE_ALL && i != opt_mode)
+			continue;
+
 		for (j = 0; j < TEST_TYPE_MAX; j++) {
 			test_spec_init(&test, ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx, i);
 			run_pkt_test(&test, i, j);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h
index 233b66cef64a..1412492e9618 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ enum test_mode {
 	TEST_MODE_SKB,
 	TEST_MODE_DRV,
 	TEST_MODE_ZC,
-	TEST_MODE_MAX
+	TEST_MODE_ALL
 };
 
 enum test_type {
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ enum test_type {
 	TEST_TYPE_MAX
 };
 
-static bool opt_verbose;
-
 struct xsk_umem_info {
 	struct xsk_ring_prod fq;
 	struct xsk_ring_cons cq;
