diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
index cbebfaa7c1e8..d1ffc76814d9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
@@ -264,10 +264,11 @@ static void test_hashmap_percpu(unsigned int task, void *data)
 	close(fd);
 }
 
+#define VALUE_SIZE 3
 static int helper_fill_hashmap(int max_entries)
 {
 	int i, fd, ret;
-	long long key, value;
+	long long key, value[VALUE_SIZE] = {};
 
 	fd = bpf_map_create(BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH, NULL, sizeof(key), sizeof(value),
 			    max_entries, &map_opts);
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@ static int helper_fill_hashmap(int max_entries)
 	      "err: %s, flags: 0x%x\n", strerror(errno), map_opts.map_flags);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_entries; i++) {
-		key = i; value = key;
-		ret = bpf_map_update_elem(fd, &key, &value, BPF_NOEXIST);
+		key = i; value[0] = key;
+		ret = bpf_map_update_elem(fd, &key, value, BPF_NOEXIST);
 		CHECK(ret != 0,
 		      "can't update hashmap",
 		      "err: %s\n", strerror(ret));
@@ -288,8 +289,8 @@ static int helper_fill_hashmap(int max_entries)
 
 static void test_hashmap_walk(unsigned int task, void *data)
 {
-	int fd, i, max_entries = 1000;
-	long long key, value, next_key;
+	int fd, i, max_entries = 10000;
+	long long key, value[VALUE_SIZE], next_key;
 	bool next_key_valid = true;
 
 	fd = helper_fill_hashmap(max_entries);
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ static void test_hashmap_walk(unsigned int task, void *data)
 	for (i = 0; bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, !i ? NULL : &key,
 					 &next_key) == 0; i++) {
 		key = next_key;
-		assert(bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, &key, &value) == 0);
+		assert(bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, &key, value) == 0);
 	}
 
 	assert(i == max_entries);
@@ -305,9 +306,9 @@ static void test_hashmap_walk(unsigned int task, void *data)
 	assert(bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, NULL, &key) == 0);
 	for (i = 0; next_key_valid; i++) {
 		next_key_valid = bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, &key, &next_key) == 0;
-		assert(bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, &key, &value) == 0);
-		value++;
-		assert(bpf_map_update_elem(fd, &key, &value, BPF_EXIST) == 0);
+		assert(bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, &key, value) == 0);
+		value[0]++;
+		assert(bpf_map_update_elem(fd, &key, value, BPF_EXIST) == 0);
 		key = next_key;
 	}
 
@@ -316,8 +317,8 @@ static void test_hashmap_walk(unsigned int task, void *data)
 	for (i = 0; bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, !i ? NULL : &key,
 					 &next_key) == 0; i++) {
 		key = next_key;
-		assert(bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, &key, &value) == 0);
-		assert(value - 1 == key);
+		assert(bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, &key, value) == 0);
+		assert(value[0] - 1 == key);
 	}
 
 	assert(i == max_entries);
@@ -1371,16 +1372,16 @@ static void __run_parallel(unsigned int tasks,
 
 static void test_map_stress(void)
 {
+	run_parallel(100, test_hashmap_walk, NULL);
 	run_parallel(100, test_hashmap, NULL);
 	run_parallel(100, test_hashmap_percpu, NULL);
 	run_parallel(100, test_hashmap_sizes, NULL);
-	run_parallel(100, test_hashmap_walk, NULL);
 
 	run_parallel(100, test_arraymap, NULL);
 	run_parallel(100, test_arraymap_percpu, NULL);
 }
 
-#define TASKS 1024
+#define TASKS 100
 
 #define DO_UPDATE 1
 #define DO_DELETE 0
@@ -1432,6 +1433,8 @@ static void test_update_delete(unsigned int fn, void *data)
 	int fd = ((int *)data)[0];
 	int i, key, value, err;
 
+	if (fn & 1)
+		test_hashmap_walk(fn, NULL);
 	for (i = fn; i < MAP_SIZE; i += TASKS) {
 		key = value = i;
 
@@ -1455,7 +1458,7 @@ static void test_update_delete(unsigned int fn, void *data)
 
 static void test_map_parallel(void)
 {
-	int i, fd, key = 0, value = 0;
+	int i, fd, key = 0, value = 0, j = 0;
 	int data[2];
 
 	fd = bpf_map_create(BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH, NULL, sizeof(key), sizeof(value),
@@ -1466,6 +1469,7 @@ static void test_map_parallel(void)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+again:
 	/* Use the same fd in children to add elements to this map:
 	 * child_0 adds key=0, key=1024, key=2048, ...
 	 * child_1 adds key=1, key=1025, key=2049, ...
@@ -1502,6 +1506,12 @@ static void test_map_parallel(void)
 	key = -1;
 	assert(bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, NULL, &key) < 0 && errno == ENOENT);
 	assert(bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, &key, &key) < 0 && errno == ENOENT);
+
+	key = 0;
+	bpf_map_delete_elem(fd, &key);
+	if (j++ < 5)
+		goto again;
+	close(fd);
 }
 
 static void test_map_rdonly(void)
