diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/xdp_synproxy_kern.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/xdp_synproxy_kern.c
index e959336c7a73..80f620602d50 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/xdp_synproxy_kern.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/xdp_synproxy_kern.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 #define DEFAULT_TTL 64
 #define MAX_ALLOWED_PORTS 8
 
+#define MAX_PACKET_OFF 0xffff
+
 #define swap(a, b) \
 	do { typeof(a) __tmp = (a); (a) = (b); (b) = __tmp; } while (0)
 
@@ -183,63 +185,76 @@ static __always_inline __u32 tcp_clock_ms(void)
 }
 
 struct tcpopt_context {
-	__u8 *ptr;
-	__u8 *end;
+	void *data;
 	void *data_end;
 	__be32 *tsecr;
 	__u8 wscale;
 	bool option_timestamp;
 	bool option_sack;
+	__u32 off;
 };
 
-static int tscookie_tcpopt_parse(struct tcpopt_context *ctx)
+static __always_inline u8 *next(struct tcpopt_context *ctx, __u32 sz)
 {
-	__u8 opcode, opsize;
+	__u64 off = ctx->off;
+	__u8 *data;
 
-	if (ctx->ptr >= ctx->end)
-		return 1;
-	if (ctx->ptr >= ctx->data_end)
-		return 1;
+	/* Verifier forbids access to packet when offset exceeds MAX_PACKET_OFF */
+	if (off > MAX_PACKET_OFF - sz)
+		return NULL;
 
-	opcode = ctx->ptr[0];
+	data = ctx->data + off;
+	barrier_var(data);
+	if (data + sz >= ctx->data_end)
+		return NULL;
 
-	if (opcode == TCPOPT_EOL)
-		return 1;
-	if (opcode == TCPOPT_NOP) {
-		++ctx->ptr;
-		return 0;
-	}
+	ctx->off += sz;
+	return data;
+}
 
-	if (ctx->ptr + 1 >= ctx->end)
-		return 1;
-	if (ctx->ptr + 1 >= ctx->data_end)
+static int tscookie_tcpopt_parse(struct tcpopt_context *ctx)
+{
+	__u8 *opcode, *opsize, *wscale, *tsecr;
+	__u32 off = ctx->off;
+
+	opcode = next(ctx, 1);
+	if (!opcode)
 		return 1;
-	opsize = ctx->ptr[1];
-	if (opsize < 2)
+
+	if (*opcode == TCPOPT_EOL)
 		return 1;
+	if (*opcode == TCPOPT_NOP)
+		return 0;
 
-	if (ctx->ptr + opsize > ctx->end)
+	opsize = next(ctx, 1);
+	if (!opsize || *opsize < 2)
 		return 1;
 
-	switch (opcode) {
+	switch (*opcode) {
 	case TCPOPT_WINDOW:
-		if (opsize == TCPOLEN_WINDOW && ctx->ptr + TCPOLEN_WINDOW <= ctx->data_end)
-			ctx->wscale = ctx->ptr[2] < TCP_MAX_WSCALE ? ctx->ptr[2] : TCP_MAX_WSCALE;
+		wscale = next(ctx, 1);
+		if (!wscale)
+			return 1;
+		if (*opsize == TCPOLEN_WINDOW)
+			ctx->wscale = *wscale < TCP_MAX_WSCALE ? *wscale : TCP_MAX_WSCALE;
 		break;
 	case TCPOPT_TIMESTAMP:
-		if (opsize == TCPOLEN_TIMESTAMP && ctx->ptr + TCPOLEN_TIMESTAMP <= ctx->data_end) {
+		tsecr = next(ctx, 4);
+		if (!tsecr)
+			return 1;
+		if (*opsize == TCPOLEN_TIMESTAMP) {
 			ctx->option_timestamp = true;
 			/* Client's tsval becomes our tsecr. */
-			*ctx->tsecr = get_unaligned((__be32 *)(ctx->ptr + 2));
+			*ctx->tsecr = get_unaligned((__be32 *)tsecr);
 		}
 		break;
 	case TCPOPT_SACK_PERM:
-		if (opsize == TCPOLEN_SACK_PERM)
+		if (*opsize == TCPOLEN_SACK_PERM)
 			ctx->option_sack = true;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ctx->ptr += opsize;
+	ctx->off = off + *opsize;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -256,16 +271,21 @@ static int tscookie_tcpopt_parse_batch(__u32 index, void *context)
 
 static __always_inline bool tscookie_init(struct tcphdr *tcp_header,
 					  __u16 tcp_len, __be32 *tsval,
-					  __be32 *tsecr, void *data_end)
+					  __be32 *tsecr, void *data, void *data_end)
 {
 	struct tcpopt_context loop_ctx = {
-		.ptr = (__u8 *)(tcp_header + 1),
-		.end = (__u8 *)tcp_header + tcp_len,
+		.data = data,
 		.data_end = data_end,
 		.tsecr = tsecr,
 		.wscale = TS_OPT_WSCALE_MASK,
 		.option_timestamp = false,
 		.option_sack = false,
+		/* Note: currently verifier would track .off as unbound scalar.
+		 *       In case if verifier would at some point get smarter and
+		 *       compute bounded value for this var, beware that it might
+		 *       hinder bpf_loop() convergence validation.
+		 */
+		.off = (__u8 *)(tcp_header + 1) - (__u8 *)data,
 	};
 	u32 cookie;
 
@@ -635,7 +655,7 @@ static __always_inline int syncookie_handle_syn(struct header_pointers *hdr,
 	cookie = (__u32)value;
 
 	if (tscookie_init((void *)hdr->tcp, hdr->tcp_len,
-			  &tsopt_buf[0], &tsopt_buf[1], data_end))
+			  &tsopt_buf[0], &tsopt_buf[1], data, data_end))
 		tsopt = tsopt_buf;
 
 	/* Check that there is enough space for a SYNACK. It also covers
