diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/uprobe_syscall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/uprobe_syscall.c
index b3518f48329c..f1c297a9bb03 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/uprobe_syscall.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/uprobe_syscall.c
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
 
-__naked unsigned long uretprobe_regs_trigger(void)
+__attribute__((aligned(16)))
+__nocf_check __weak __naked unsigned long uprobe_regs_trigger(void)
 {
 	asm volatile (
-		"movq $0xdeadbeef, %rax\n"
+		".byte 0x0f, 0x1f, 0x44, 0x00, 0x00	\n"
+		"movq $0xdeadbeef, %rax			\n"
 		"ret\n"
 	);
 }
 
-__naked void uretprobe_regs(struct pt_regs *before, struct pt_regs *after)
+__naked void uprobe_regs(struct pt_regs *before, struct pt_regs *after)
 {
 	asm volatile (
 		"movq %r15,   0(%rdi)\n"
@@ -47,15 +49,17 @@ __naked void uretprobe_regs(struct pt_regs *before, struct pt_regs *after)
 		"movq   $0, 120(%rdi)\n" /* orig_rax */
 		"movq   $0, 128(%rdi)\n" /* rip      */
 		"movq   $0, 136(%rdi)\n" /* cs       */
+		"pushq %rax\n"
 		"pushf\n"
 		"pop %rax\n"
 		"movq %rax, 144(%rdi)\n" /* eflags   */
+		"pop %rax\n"
 		"movq %rsp, 152(%rdi)\n" /* rsp      */
 		"movq   $0, 160(%rdi)\n" /* ss       */
 
 		/* save 2nd argument */
 		"pushq %rsi\n"
-		"call uretprobe_regs_trigger\n"
+		"call uprobe_regs_trigger\n"
 
 		/* save  return value and load 2nd argument pointer to rax */
 		"pushq %rax\n"
@@ -95,25 +99,37 @@ __naked void uretprobe_regs(struct pt_regs *before, struct pt_regs *after)
 );
 }
 
-static void test_uretprobe_regs_equal(void)
+static void test_uprobe_regs_equal(bool retprobe)
 {
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_uprobe_opts, opts,
+		.retprobe = retprobe,
+	);
 	struct uprobe_syscall *skel = NULL;
 	struct pt_regs before = {}, after = {};
 	unsigned long *pb = (unsigned long *) &before;
 	unsigned long *pa = (unsigned long *) &after;
 	unsigned long *pp;
+	unsigned long offset;
 	unsigned int i, cnt;
-	int err;
+
+	offset = get_uprobe_offset(&uprobe_regs_trigger);
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(offset, 0, "get_uprobe_offset"))
+		return;
 
 	skel = uprobe_syscall__open_and_load();
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "uprobe_syscall__open_and_load"))
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	err = uprobe_syscall__attach(skel);
-	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "uprobe_syscall__attach"))
+	skel->links.probe = bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts(skel->progs.probe,
+				0, "/proc/self/exe", offset, &opts);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel->links.probe, "bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts"))
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	uretprobe_regs(&before, &after);
+	/* make sure uprobe gets optimized */
+	if (!retprobe)
+		uprobe_regs_trigger();
+
+	uprobe_regs(&before, &after);
 
 	pp = (unsigned long *) &skel->bss->regs;
 	cnt = sizeof(before)/sizeof(*pb);
@@ -122,7 +138,7 @@ static void test_uretprobe_regs_equal(void)
 		unsigned int offset = i * sizeof(unsigned long);
 
 		/*
-		 * Check register before and after uretprobe_regs_trigger call
+		 * Check register before and after uprobe_regs_trigger call
 		 * that triggers the uretprobe.
 		 */
 		switch (offset) {
@@ -136,7 +152,7 @@ static void test_uretprobe_regs_equal(void)
 
 		/*
 		 * Check register seen from bpf program and register after
-		 * uretprobe_regs_trigger call
+		 * uprobe_regs_trigger call (with rax exception, check below).
 		 */
 		switch (offset) {
 		/*
@@ -149,6 +165,15 @@ static void test_uretprobe_regs_equal(void)
 		case offsetof(struct pt_regs, rsp):
 		case offsetof(struct pt_regs, ss):
 			break;
+		/*
+		 * uprobe does not see return value in rax, it needs to see the
+		 * original (before) rax value
+		 */
+		case offsetof(struct pt_regs, rax):
+			if (!retprobe) {
+				ASSERT_EQ(pp[i], pb[i], "uprobe rax prog-before value check");
+				break;
+			}
 		default:
 			if (!ASSERT_EQ(pp[i], pa[i], "register prog-after value check"))
 				fprintf(stdout, "failed register offset %u\n", offset);
@@ -186,13 +211,13 @@ static void test_uretprobe_regs_change(void)
 	unsigned long cnt = sizeof(before)/sizeof(*pb);
 	unsigned int i, err, offset;
 
-	offset = get_uprobe_offset(uretprobe_regs_trigger);
+	offset = get_uprobe_offset(uprobe_regs_trigger);
 
 	err = write_bpf_testmod_uprobe(offset);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "register_uprobe"))
 		return;
 
-	uretprobe_regs(&before, &after);
+	uprobe_regs(&before, &after);
 
 	err = write_bpf_testmod_uprobe(0);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "unregister_uprobe"))
@@ -347,7 +372,7 @@ static void test_uretprobe_shadow_stack(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Run all of the uretprobe tests. */
-	test_uretprobe_regs_equal();
+	test_uprobe_regs_equal(false);
 	test_uretprobe_regs_change();
 	test_uretprobe_syscall_call();
 
@@ -709,7 +734,7 @@ static void test_uprobe_sigill(void)
 static void __test_uprobe_syscall(void)
 {
 	if (test__start_subtest("uretprobe_regs_equal"))
-		test_uretprobe_regs_equal();
+		test_uprobe_regs_equal(true);
 	if (test__start_subtest("uretprobe_regs_change"))
 		test_uretprobe_regs_change();
 	if (test__start_subtest("uretprobe_syscall_call"))
@@ -728,6 +753,8 @@ static void __test_uprobe_syscall(void)
 		test_uprobe_race();
 	if (test__start_subtest("uprobe_sigill"))
 		test_uprobe_sigill();
+	if (test__start_subtest("uprobe_regs_equal"))
+		test_uprobe_regs_equal(false);
 }
 #else
 static void __test_uprobe_syscall(void)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall.c
index 8a4fa6c7ef59..e08c31669e5a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ struct pt_regs regs;
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
-SEC("uretprobe//proc/self/exe:uretprobe_regs_trigger")
-int uretprobe(struct pt_regs *ctx)
+SEC("uprobe")
+int probe(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
 	__builtin_memcpy(&regs, ctx, sizeof(regs));
 	return 0;
