diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
index 10b5f42e65e78e..f18649a79d6464 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@
 #define format_parent_cgroup_path(buf, path) \
 	format_cgroup_path_pid(buf, path, getppid())
 
-#define format_classid_path(buf)				\
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s", NETCLS_MOUNT_PATH,	\
-		 CGROUP_WORK_DIR)
+#define format_classid_path_pid(buf, pid)				\
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s%d", NETCLS_MOUNT_PATH,	\
+		 CGROUP_WORK_DIR, pid)
+
+#define format_classid_path(buf)	\
+	format_classid_path_pid(buf, getpid())
 
 static __thread bool cgroup_workdir_mounted;
 
@@ -551,15 +554,16 @@ int setup_classid_environment(void)
 
 /**
  * set_classid() - Set a cgroupv1 net_cls classid
- * @id: the numeric classid
  *
- * Writes the passed classid into the cgroup work dir's net_cls.classid
+ * Writes the classid into the cgroup work dir's net_cls.classid
  * file in order to later on trigger socket tagging.
  *
+ * We leverage the current pid as the classid, ensuring unique identification.
+ *
  * On success, it returns 0, otherwise on failure it returns 1. If there
  * is a failure, it prints the error to stderr.
  */
-int set_classid(unsigned int id)
+int set_classid(void)
 {
 	char cgroup_workdir[PATH_MAX - 42];
 	char cgroup_classid_path[PATH_MAX + 1];
@@ -575,7 +579,7 @@ int set_classid(unsigned int id)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (dprintf(fd, "%u\n", id) < 0) {
+	if (dprintf(fd, "%u\n", getpid()) < 0) {
 		log_err("Setting cgroup classid");
 		rc = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.h
index 5c2cb9c8b5463f..92fc41daf4a4f5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int setup_cgroup_environment(void);
 void cleanup_cgroup_environment(void);
 
 /* cgroupv1 related */
-int set_classid(unsigned int id);
+int set_classid(void);
 int join_classid(void);
 
 int setup_classid_environment(void);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c
index 9026b42914d31b..addf720428f7d5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_v1v2.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void test_cgroup_v1v2(void)
 	}
 	ASSERT_OK(run_test(cgroup_fd, server_fd, false), "cgroup-v2-only");
 	setup_classid_environment();
-	set_classid(42);
+	set_classid();
 	ASSERT_OK(run_test(cgroup_fd, server_fd, true), "cgroup-v1v2");
 	cleanup_classid_environment();
 	close(server_fd);