diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
index 8df8cbb447f1..259caffda97a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
@@ -1336,53 +1336,59 @@ static void test_redir(struct test_sockmap_listen *skel, struct bpf_map *map,
 	}
 }
 
-static void unix_redir_to_connected(int sotype, int sock_mapfd,
-			       int verd_mapfd, enum redir_mode mode)
+static void pairs_redir_to_connected(int cli0, int peer0, int cli1, int peer1,
+				     int sock_mapfd, int verd_mapfd, enum redir_mode mode)
 {
 	const char *log_prefix = redir_mode_str(mode);
-	int c0, c1, p0, p1;
 	unsigned int pass;
 	int err, n;
-	int sfd[2];
 	u32 key;
 	char b;
 
 	zero_verdict_count(verd_mapfd);
 
-	if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, sotype | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0, sfd))
-		return;
-	c0 = sfd[0], p0 = sfd[1];
-
-	if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, sotype | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0, sfd))
-		goto close0;
-	c1 = sfd[0], p1 = sfd[1];
-
-	err = add_to_sockmap(sock_mapfd, p0, p1);
+	err = add_to_sockmap(sock_mapfd, peer0, peer1);
 	if (err)
-		goto close;
+		return;
 
-	n = write(c1, "a", 1);
+	n = write(cli1, "a", 1);
 	if (n < 0)
 		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: write", log_prefix);
 	if (n == 0)
 		FAIL("%s: incomplete write", log_prefix);
 	if (n < 1)
-		goto close;
+		return;
 
 	key = SK_PASS;
 	err = xbpf_map_lookup_elem(verd_mapfd, &key, &pass);
 	if (err)
-		goto close;
+		return;
 	if (pass != 1)
 		FAIL("%s: want pass count 1, have %d", log_prefix, pass);
 
-	n = recv_timeout(mode == REDIR_INGRESS ? p0 : c0, &b, 1, 0, IO_TIMEOUT_SEC);
+	n = recv_timeout(mode == REDIR_INGRESS ? peer0 : cli0, &b, 1, 0, IO_TIMEOUT_SEC);
 	if (n < 0)
 		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: recv_timeout", log_prefix);
 	if (n == 0)
 		FAIL("%s: incomplete recv", log_prefix);
+}
+
+static void unix_redir_to_connected(int sotype, int sock_mapfd,
+			       int verd_mapfd, enum redir_mode mode)
+{
+	int c0, c1, p0, p1;
+	int sfd[2];
+
+	if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, sotype | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0, sfd))
+		return;
+	c0 = sfd[0], p0 = sfd[1];
+
+	if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, sotype | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0, sfd))
+		goto close0;
+	c1 = sfd[0], p1 = sfd[1];
+
+	pairs_redir_to_connected(c0, p0, c1, p1, sock_mapfd, verd_mapfd, mode);
 
-close:
 	xclose(c1);
 	xclose(p1);
 close0:
@@ -1661,14 +1667,8 @@ static int inet_socketpair(int family, int type, int *s, int *c)
 static void udp_redir_to_connected(int family, int sock_mapfd, int verd_mapfd,
 				   enum redir_mode mode)
 {
-	const char *log_prefix = redir_mode_str(mode);
 	int c0, c1, p0, p1;
-	unsigned int pass;
-	int err, n;
-	u32 key;
-	char b;
-
-	zero_verdict_count(verd_mapfd);
+	int err;
 
 	err = inet_socketpair(family, SOCK_DGRAM, &p0, &c0);
 	if (err)
@@ -1677,32 +1677,8 @@ static void udp_redir_to_connected(int family, int sock_mapfd, int verd_mapfd,
 	if (err)
 		goto close_cli0;
 
-	err = add_to_sockmap(sock_mapfd, p0, p1);
-	if (err)
-		goto close_cli1;
-
-	n = write(c1, "a", 1);
-	if (n < 0)
-		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: write", log_prefix);
-	if (n == 0)
-		FAIL("%s: incomplete write", log_prefix);
-	if (n < 1)
-		goto close_cli1;
-
-	key = SK_PASS;
-	err = xbpf_map_lookup_elem(verd_mapfd, &key, &pass);
-	if (err)
-		goto close_cli1;
-	if (pass != 1)
-		FAIL("%s: want pass count 1, have %d", log_prefix, pass);
+	pairs_redir_to_connected(c0, p0, c1, p1, sock_mapfd, verd_mapfd, mode);
 
-	n = recv_timeout(mode == REDIR_INGRESS ? p0 : c0, &b, 1, 0, IO_TIMEOUT_SEC);
-	if (n < 0)
-		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: recv_timeout", log_prefix);
-	if (n == 0)
-		FAIL("%s: incomplete recv", log_prefix);
-
-close_cli1:
 	xclose(c1);
 	xclose(p1);
 close_cli0:
@@ -1747,15 +1723,9 @@ static void test_udp_redir(struct test_sockmap_listen *skel, struct bpf_map *map
 static void inet_unix_redir_to_connected(int family, int type, int sock_mapfd,
 					int verd_mapfd, enum redir_mode mode)
 {
-	const char *log_prefix = redir_mode_str(mode);
 	int c0, c1, p0, p1;
-	unsigned int pass;
-	int err, n;
 	int sfd[2];
-	u32 key;
-	char b;
-
-	zero_verdict_count(verd_mapfd);
+	int err;
 
 	if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0, sfd))
 		return;
@@ -1765,32 +1735,8 @@ static void inet_unix_redir_to_connected(int family, int type, int sock_mapfd,
 	if (err)
 		goto close;
 
-	err = add_to_sockmap(sock_mapfd, p0, p1);
-	if (err)
-		goto close_cli1;
-
-	n = write(c1, "a", 1);
-	if (n < 0)
-		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: write", log_prefix);
-	if (n == 0)
-		FAIL("%s: incomplete write", log_prefix);
-	if (n < 1)
-		goto close_cli1;
-
-	key = SK_PASS;
-	err = xbpf_map_lookup_elem(verd_mapfd, &key, &pass);
-	if (err)
-		goto close_cli1;
-	if (pass != 1)
-		FAIL("%s: want pass count 1, have %d", log_prefix, pass);
-
-	n = recv_timeout(mode == REDIR_INGRESS ? p0 : c0, &b, 1, 0, IO_TIMEOUT_SEC);
-	if (n < 0)
-		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: recv_timeout", log_prefix);
-	if (n == 0)
-		FAIL("%s: incomplete recv", log_prefix);
+	pairs_redir_to_connected(c0, p0, c1, p1, sock_mapfd, verd_mapfd, mode);
 
-close_cli1:
 	xclose(c1);
 	xclose(p1);
 close:
@@ -1827,15 +1773,9 @@ static void inet_unix_skb_redir_to_connected(struct test_sockmap_listen *skel,
 static void unix_inet_redir_to_connected(int family, int type, int sock_mapfd,
 					int verd_mapfd, enum redir_mode mode)
 {
-	const char *log_prefix = redir_mode_str(mode);
 	int c0, c1, p0, p1;
-	unsigned int pass;
-	int err, n;
 	int sfd[2];
-	u32 key;
-	char b;
-
-	zero_verdict_count(verd_mapfd);
+	int err;
 
 	err = inet_socketpair(family, SOCK_DGRAM, &p0, &c0);
 	if (err)
@@ -1845,32 +1785,8 @@ static void unix_inet_redir_to_connected(int family, int type, int sock_mapfd,
 		goto close_cli0;
 	c1 = sfd[0], p1 = sfd[1];
 
-	err = add_to_sockmap(sock_mapfd, p0, p1);
-	if (err)
-		goto close;
-
-	n = write(c1, "a", 1);
-	if (n < 0)
-		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: write", log_prefix);
-	if (n == 0)
-		FAIL("%s: incomplete write", log_prefix);
-	if (n < 1)
-		goto close;
-
-	key = SK_PASS;
-	err = xbpf_map_lookup_elem(verd_mapfd, &key, &pass);
-	if (err)
-		goto close;
-	if (pass != 1)
-		FAIL("%s: want pass count 1, have %d", log_prefix, pass);
-
-	n = recv_timeout(mode == REDIR_INGRESS ? p0 : c0, &b, 1, 0, IO_TIMEOUT_SEC);
-	if (n < 0)
-		FAIL_ERRNO("%s: recv_timeout", log_prefix);
-	if (n == 0)
-		FAIL("%s: incomplete recv", log_prefix);
+	pairs_redir_to_connected(c0, p0, c1, p1, sock_mapfd, verd_mapfd, mode);
 
-close:
 	xclose(c1);
 	xclose(p1);
 close_cli0:
