diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
index 3fae9ce46ca9..ccc5acd55ff9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,8 @@ static void test_map_stress(void)
 static bool can_retry(int err)
 {
 	return (err == EAGAIN || err == EBUSY ||
-		(err == ENOMEM && map_opts.map_flags == BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC));
+		((err == ENOMEM || err == E2BIG) &&
+		 map_opts.map_flags == BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC));
 }
 
 int map_update_retriable(int map_fd, const void *key, const void *value, int flags, int attempts,