diff --git a/net/bpf/test_run.c b/net/bpf/test_run.c
index 25d8ecf105aa..f16baf977a21 100644
--- a/net/bpf/test_run.c
+++ b/net/bpf/test_run.c
@@ -1634,6 +1634,7 @@ static int __init bpf_prog_test_run_init(void)
 
 	ret = register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS, &bpf_prog_test_kfunc_set);
 	ret = ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING, &bpf_prog_test_kfunc_set);
+	ret = ret ?: register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL, &bpf_prog_test_kfunc_set);
 	return ret ?: register_btf_id_dtor_kfuncs(bpf_prog_test_dtor_kfunc,
 						  ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_prog_test_dtor_kfunc),
 						  THIS_MODULE);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_call.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_call.c
index 21e347f46c93..84798979f3a7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_call.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_call.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
 #include <test_progs.h>
 #include <network_helpers.h>
+#include "kfunc_call_fail.skel.h"
 #include "kfunc_call_test.skel.h"
 #include "kfunc_call_test_subprog.skel.h"
 #include "kfunc_call_test_subprog.lskel.h"
@@ -9,27 +10,68 @@
 
 #include "cap_helpers.h"
 
+static size_t log_buf_sz = 1048576; /* 1 MB */
+static char obj_log_buf[1048576];
+
+enum kfunc_test_type {
+	tc_test = 0,
+	syscall_test,
+	syscall_null_ctx_test,
+};
+
 struct kfunc_test_params {
 	const char *prog_name;
 	int retval;
+	enum kfunc_test_type test_type;
+	const char *expected_err_msg;
 };
 
 static struct kfunc_test_params kfunc_tests[] = {
-	{"kfunc_call_test1", 12},
-	{"kfunc_call_test2", 3},
-	{"kfunc_call_test_ref_btf_id", 0},
+	/* failure cases:
+	 * if retval is 0 -> the program will fail to load and the error message is an error
+	 * if retval is not 0 -> the program can be loaded but running it will gives the
+	 *                       provided return value. The error message is thus the one
+	 *                       from a successful load
+	 */
+	{"kfunc_syscall_test_fail", -EINVAL, syscall_null_ctx_test, "processed 4 insns"},
+	{"kfunc_syscall_test_null_fail", -EINVAL, syscall_null_ctx_test, "processed 4 insns"},
+
+	/* success cases */
+	{"kfunc_call_test1", 12, tc_test, NULL},
+	{"kfunc_call_test2", 3, tc_test, NULL},
+	{"kfunc_call_test_ref_btf_id", 0, tc_test, NULL},
+	{"kfunc_syscall_test", 0, syscall_test, NULL},
+	{"kfunc_syscall_test_null", 0, syscall_null_ctx_test, NULL},
+};
+
+struct syscall_test_args {
+	__u8 data[16];
+	size_t size;
 };
 
 static void verify_success(struct kfunc_test_params *param)
 {
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, topts);
 	struct kfunc_call_test *skel;
 	struct bpf_program *prog;
 	int prog_fd, err;
-	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, topts,
-		.data_in = &pkt_v4,
-		.data_size_in = sizeof(pkt_v4),
-		.repeat = 1,
-	);
+	struct syscall_test_args args = {
+		.size = 10,
+	};
+
+	switch (param->test_type) {
+	case syscall_test:
+		topts.ctx_in = &args;
+		topts.ctx_size_in = sizeof(args);
+		/* fallthrough */
+	case syscall_null_ctx_test:
+		break;
+	case tc_test:
+		topts.data_in = &pkt_v4;
+		topts.data_size_in = sizeof(pkt_v4);
+		topts.repeat = 1;
+		break;
+	}
 
 	skel = kfunc_call_test__open_and_load();
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "skel"))
@@ -50,6 +92,71 @@ static void verify_success(struct kfunc_test_params *param)
 	kfunc_call_test__destroy(skel);
 }
 
+static void verify_fail(struct kfunc_test_params *param)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_object_open_opts, opts);
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, topts);
+	struct bpf_program *prog;
+	struct kfunc_call_fail *skel;
+	int prog_fd, err;
+	struct syscall_test_args args = {
+		.size = 10,
+	};
+
+	opts.kernel_log_buf = obj_log_buf;
+	opts.kernel_log_size = log_buf_sz;
+	opts.kernel_log_level = 1;
+
+	switch (param->test_type) {
+	case syscall_test:
+		topts.ctx_in = &args;
+		topts.ctx_size_in = sizeof(args);
+		/* fallthrough */
+	case syscall_null_ctx_test:
+		break;
+	case tc_test:
+		topts.data_in = &pkt_v4;
+		topts.data_size_in = sizeof(pkt_v4);
+		break;
+		topts.repeat = 1;
+	}
+
+	skel = kfunc_call_fail__open_opts(&opts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "kfunc_call_fail__open_opts"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	prog = bpf_object__find_program_by_name(skel->obj, param->prog_name);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(prog, "bpf_object__find_program_by_name"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	bpf_program__set_autoload(prog, true);
+
+	err = kfunc_call_fail__load(skel);
+	if (!param->retval) {
+		/* the verifier is supposed to complain and refuses to load */
+		if (!ASSERT_ERR(err, "unexpected load success"))
+			goto out_err;
+
+	} else {
+		/* the program is loaded but must dynamically fail */
+		if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "unexpected load error"))
+			goto out_err;
+
+		prog_fd = bpf_program__fd(prog);
+		err = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(prog_fd, &topts);
+		if (!ASSERT_EQ(err, param->retval, param->prog_name))
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+out_err:
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(strstr(obj_log_buf, param->expected_err_msg), "expected_err_msg")) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Expected err_msg: %s\n", param->expected_err_msg);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Verifier output: %s\n", obj_log_buf);
+	}
+cleanup:
+	kfunc_call_fail__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 static void test_main(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -58,7 +165,10 @@ static void test_main(void)
 		if (!test__start_subtest(kfunc_tests[i].prog_name))
 			continue;
 
-		verify_success(&kfunc_tests[i]);
+		if (!kfunc_tests[i].expected_err_msg)
+			verify_success(&kfunc_tests[i]);
+		else
+			verify_fail(&kfunc_tests[i]);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_fail.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_fail.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4168027f2ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_fail.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+extern void bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(void *mem, int len) __ksym;
+
+struct syscall_test_args {
+	__u8 data[16];
+	size_t size;
+};
+
+SEC("?syscall")
+int kfunc_syscall_test_fail(struct syscall_test_args *args)
+{
+	bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(&args->data, sizeof(*args) + 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?syscall")
+int kfunc_syscall_test_null_fail(struct syscall_test_args *args)
+{
+	/* Must be called with args as a NULL pointer
+	 * we do not check for it to have the verifier consider that
+	 * the pointer might not be null, and so we can load it.
+	 *
+	 * So the following can not be added:
+	 *
+	 * if (args)
+	 *      return -22;
+	 */
+
+	bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(args, sizeof(*args));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_test.c
index 5aecbb9fdc68..94c05267e5e7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_test.c
@@ -92,4 +92,42 @@ int kfunc_call_test_pass(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct syscall_test_args {
+	__u8 data[16];
+	size_t size;
+};
+
+SEC("syscall")
+int kfunc_syscall_test(struct syscall_test_args *args)
+{
+	const int size = args->size;
+
+	if (size > sizeof(args->data))
+		return -7; /* -E2BIG */
+
+	bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(&args->data, sizeof(args->data));
+	bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(&args->data, sizeof(*args));
+	bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(&args->data, size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("syscall")
+int kfunc_syscall_test_null(struct syscall_test_args *args)
+{
+	/* Must be called with args as a NULL pointer
+	 * we do not check for it to have the verifier consider that
+	 * the pointer might not be null, and so we can load it.
+	 *
+	 * So the following can not be added:
+	 *
+	 * if (args)
+	 *      return -22;
+	 */
+
+	bpf_kfunc_call_test_mem_len_pass1(args, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
