diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
index c4f9f306646ed..c60db8beeb734 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include "verifier_sdiv.skel.h"
 #include "verifier_search_pruning.skel.h"
 #include "verifier_sock.skel.h"
+#include "verifier_sock_addr.skel.h"
 #include "verifier_spill_fill.skel.h"
 #include "verifier_spin_lock.skel.h"
 #include "verifier_stack_ptr.skel.h"
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ void test_verifier_scalar_ids(void)           { RUN(verifier_scalar_ids); }
 void test_verifier_sdiv(void)                 { RUN(verifier_sdiv); }
 void test_verifier_search_pruning(void)       { RUN(verifier_search_pruning); }
 void test_verifier_sock(void)                 { RUN(verifier_sock); }
+void test_verifier_sock_addr(void)            { RUN(verifier_sock_addr); }
 void test_verifier_spill_fill(void)           { RUN(verifier_spill_fill); }
 void test_verifier_spin_lock(void)            { RUN(verifier_spin_lock); }
 void test_verifier_stack_ptr(void)            { RUN(verifier_stack_ptr); }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock_addr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock_addr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5081fa723d3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock_addr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2024 Google LLC */
+
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+#include <bpf_sockopt_helpers.h>
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+
+SEC("cgroup/recvmsg4")
+__success
+int recvmsg4_good_return_code(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
+SEC("cgroup/recvmsg4")
+__failure __msg("At program exit the register R0 has smin=0 smax=0 should have been in [1, 1]")
+int recvmsg4_bad_return_code(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("cgroup/recvmsg6")
+__success
+int recvmsg6_good_return_code(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
+SEC("cgroup/recvmsg6")
+__failure __msg("At program exit the register R0 has smin=0 smax=0 should have been in [1, 1]")
+int recvmsg6_bad_return_code(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock_addr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock_addr.c
index aa2198a0f24dd..40e33167bec20 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock_addr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock_addr.c
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ static int connect4_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int connect6_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int sendmsg_allow_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int sendmsg_deny_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
-static int recvmsg_allow_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
-static int recvmsg_deny_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int sendmsg4_rw_asm_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int sendmsg6_rw_asm_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int sendmsg6_rw_v4mapped_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
@@ -373,64 +371,6 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC6_REWRITE_IP,
 		SYSCALL_EPERM,
 	},
-
-	/* recvmsg */
-	{
-		"recvmsg4: return code ok",
-		recvmsg_allow_prog_load,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_RECVMSG,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_RECVMSG,
-		AF_INET,
-		SOCK_DGRAM,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		ATTACH_OKAY,
-	},
-	{
-		"recvmsg4: return code !ok",
-		recvmsg_deny_prog_load,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_RECVMSG,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_RECVMSG,
-		AF_INET,
-		SOCK_DGRAM,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		LOAD_REJECT,
-	},
-	{
-		"recvmsg6: return code ok",
-		recvmsg_allow_prog_load,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG,
-		AF_INET6,
-		SOCK_DGRAM,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		ATTACH_OKAY,
-	},
-	{
-		"recvmsg6: return code !ok",
-		recvmsg_deny_prog_load,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG,
-		AF_INET6,
-		SOCK_DGRAM,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		0,
-		NULL,
-		LOAD_REJECT,
-	},
 };
 
 static int load_insns(const struct sock_addr_test *test,
@@ -527,16 +467,6 @@ static int sendmsg_deny_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test)
 	return xmsg_ret_only_prog_load(test, /*rc*/ 0);
 }
 
-static int recvmsg_allow_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test)
-{
-	return xmsg_ret_only_prog_load(test, /*rc*/ 1);
-}
-
-static int recvmsg_deny_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test)
-{
-	return xmsg_ret_only_prog_load(test, /*rc*/ 0);
-}
-
 static int sendmsg4_rw_asm_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in dst4_rw_addr;
