diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh
index e2f51102d7e1..9155c914c064 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ __ksft_status_merge()
 	local -A weights
 	local weight=0
 
+	local i
 	for i in "$@"; do
 		weights[$i]=$((weight++))
 	done