diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
index f3daa44a82660a..f63c7ee3d7980a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
@@ -348,10 +348,20 @@ int setup_classid_environment(void)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (mount("net_cls", NETCLS_MOUNT_PATH, "cgroup", 0, "net_cls") &&
-	    errno != EBUSY) {
-		log_err("mount cgroup net_cls");
-		return 1;
+	if (mount("net_cls", NETCLS_MOUNT_PATH, "cgroup", 0, "net_cls")) {
+		if (errno != EBUSY) {
+			log_err("mount cgroup net_cls");
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (rmdir(NETCLS_MOUNT_PATH)) {
+			log_err("rmdir cgroup net_cls");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (umount(CGROUP_MOUNT_DFLT)) {
+			log_err("umount cgroup base");
+			return 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	cleanup_classid_environment();