diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
index a8ae03c57bba..a1ae2f044e96 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
@@ -1640,6 +1640,11 @@ static void do_test_single(struct bpf_test *test, bool unpriv,
 			printf("FAIL\nUnexpected success to load!\n");
 			goto fail_log;
 		}
+#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
+		if (fd_prog < 0 &&
+		    (test->flags & F_NEEDS_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS))
+			alignment_prevented_execution = 1;
+#endif
 		if (!expected_err || !cmp_str_seq(bpf_vlog, expected_err)) {
 			printf("FAIL\nUnexpected error message!\n\tEXP: %s\n\tRES: %s\n",
 			      expected_err, bpf_vlog);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c
index 86887130a0ef..29e57f0e56c3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,7 @@
 	.errstr = "R0 invalid mem access 'scalar'",
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
 	.errstr_unpriv = "invalid read from stack R7 off=-16 size=8",
+	.flags = F_NEEDS_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS,
 },
 {
 	"calls: two calls that receive map_value via arg=ptr_stack_of_caller. test1",