diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_addr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_addr.c
index 37e9ef5a5ae16..634f7a31b35db 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_addr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_addr.c
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@ BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(connect4_prog, connect_v4_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(connect6_prog, connect_v6_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(connect_unix_prog, connect_unix_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(sendmsg4_prog, sendmsg_v4_prog);
+BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(sendmsg4_prog, sendmsg_v4_deny_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(sendmsg6_prog, sendmsg_v6_prog);
+BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(sendmsg6_prog, sendmsg_v6_deny_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(sendmsg6_prog, sendmsg_v6_preserve_dst_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(sendmsg_unix_prog, sendmsg_unix_prog);
 BPF_SKEL_FUNCS(recvmsg4_prog, recvmsg4_prog);
@@ -766,6 +768,22 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
+	{
+		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
+		"sendmsg4: sendmsg deny (dgram)",
+		sendmsg_v4_deny_prog_load,
+		sendmsg_v4_deny_prog_destroy,
+		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG,
+		&user_ops,
+		AF_INET,
+		SOCK_DGRAM,
+		SERV4_IP,
+		SERV4_PORT,
+		SERV4_REWRITE_IP,
+		SERV4_REWRITE_PORT,
+		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
+		SYSCALL_EPERM,
+	},
 	{
 		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
 		"sendmsg6: sendmsg (dgram)",
@@ -798,6 +816,22 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC6_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
+	{
+		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
+		"sendmsg6: sendmsg deny (dgram)",
+		sendmsg_v6_deny_prog_load,
+		sendmsg_v6_deny_prog_destroy,
+		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG,
+		&user_ops,
+		AF_INET6,
+		SOCK_DGRAM,
+		SERV6_IP,
+		SERV6_PORT,
+		SERV6_REWRITE_IP,
+		SERV6_REWRITE_PORT,
+		SRC6_REWRITE_IP,
+		SYSCALL_EPERM,
+	},
 	{
 		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
 		"sendmsg_unix: sendmsg (dgram)",
@@ -832,6 +866,22 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
+	{
+		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
+		"sendmsg4: sock_sendmsg deny (dgram)",
+		sendmsg_v4_deny_prog_load,
+		sendmsg_v4_deny_prog_destroy,
+		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG,
+		&kern_ops_sock_sendmsg,
+		AF_INET,
+		SOCK_DGRAM,
+		SERV4_IP,
+		SERV4_PORT,
+		SERV4_REWRITE_IP,
+		SERV4_REWRITE_PORT,
+		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
+		SYSCALL_EPERM,
+	},
 	{
 		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
 		"sendmsg6: sock_sendmsg (dgram)",
@@ -864,6 +914,22 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC6_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
+	{
+		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
+		"sendmsg6: sock_sendmsg deny (dgram)",
+		sendmsg_v6_deny_prog_load,
+		sendmsg_v6_deny_prog_destroy,
+		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG,
+		&kern_ops_sock_sendmsg,
+		AF_INET6,
+		SOCK_DGRAM,
+		SERV6_IP,
+		SERV6_PORT,
+		SERV6_REWRITE_IP,
+		SERV6_REWRITE_PORT,
+		SRC6_REWRITE_IP,
+		SYSCALL_EPERM,
+	},
 	{
 		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
 		"sendmsg_unix: sock_sendmsg (dgram)",
@@ -898,6 +964,22 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
+	{
+		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
+		"sendmsg4: kernel_sendmsg deny (dgram)",
+		sendmsg_v4_deny_prog_load,
+		sendmsg_v4_deny_prog_destroy,
+		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG,
+		&kern_ops_kernel_sendmsg,
+		AF_INET,
+		SOCK_DGRAM,
+		SERV4_IP,
+		SERV4_PORT,
+		SERV4_REWRITE_IP,
+		SERV4_REWRITE_PORT,
+		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
+		SYSCALL_EPERM,
+	},
 	{
 		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
 		"sendmsg6: kernel_sendmsg (dgram)",
@@ -930,6 +1012,22 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC6_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
+	{
+		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
+		"sendmsg6: kernel_sendmsg deny (dgram)",
+		sendmsg_v6_deny_prog_load,
+		sendmsg_v6_deny_prog_destroy,
+		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG,
+		&kern_ops_kernel_sendmsg,
+		AF_INET6,
+		SOCK_DGRAM,
+		SERV6_IP,
+		SERV6_PORT,
+		SERV6_REWRITE_IP,
+		SERV6_REWRITE_PORT,
+		SRC6_REWRITE_IP,
+		SYSCALL_EPERM,
+	},
 	{
 		SOCK_ADDR_TEST_SENDMSG,
 		"sendmsg_unix: sock_sendmsg (dgram)",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg4_prog.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg4_prog.c
index 351e79aef2fae..edc159598a0ef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg4_prog.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg4_prog.c
@@ -49,4 +49,10 @@ int sendmsg_v4_prog(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+SEC("cgroup/sendmsg4")
+int sendmsg_v4_deny_prog(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg6_prog.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg6_prog.c
index 03956a654ce58..0c1825cb994d6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg6_prog.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sendmsg6_prog.c
@@ -65,4 +65,10 @@ int sendmsg_v6_preserve_dst_prog(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+SEC("cgroup/sendmsg6")
+int sendmsg_v6_deny_prog(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 ab8ef02c9c556..91d88358090eb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock_addr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock_addr.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static int bind4_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 static int bind6_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test);
 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_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);
@@ -258,20 +257,6 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
-	{
-		"sendmsg4: deny call",
-		sendmsg_deny_prog_load,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG,
-		AF_INET,
-		SOCK_DGRAM,
-		SERV4_IP,
-		SERV4_PORT,
-		SERV4_REWRITE_IP,
-		SERV4_REWRITE_PORT,
-		SRC4_REWRITE_IP,
-		SYSCALL_EPERM,
-	},
 	{
 		"sendmsg6: load prog with wrong expected attach type",
 		sendmsg6_rw_asm_prog_load,
@@ -342,20 +327,6 @@ static struct sock_addr_test tests[] = {
 		SRC6_REWRITE_IP,
 		SUCCESS,
 	},
-	{
-		"sendmsg6: deny call",
-		sendmsg_deny_prog_load,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG,
-		BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG,
-		AF_INET6,
-		SOCK_DGRAM,
-		SERV6_IP,
-		SERV6_PORT,
-		SERV6_REWRITE_IP,
-		SERV6_REWRITE_PORT,
-		SRC6_REWRITE_IP,
-		SYSCALL_EPERM,
-	},
 };
 
 static int load_insns(const struct sock_addr_test *test,
@@ -431,22 +402,6 @@ static int connect6_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test)
 	return load_path(test, CONNECT6_PROG_PATH);
 }
 
-static int xmsg_ret_only_prog_load(const struct sock_addr_test *test,
-				   int32_t rc)
-{
-	struct bpf_insn insns[] = {
-		/* return rc */
-		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, rc),
-		BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
-	};
-	return load_insns(test, insns, ARRAY_SIZE(insns));
-}
-
-static int sendmsg_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;
