diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
index a4c55fcb0e7b..0fb92d9a319b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct bpf_test {
 	enum bpf_prog_type prog_type;
 	uint8_t flags;
 	void (*fill_helper)(struct bpf_test *self);
-	uint8_t runs;
+	int runs;
 #define bpf_testdata_struct_t					\
 	struct {						\
 		uint32_t retval, retval_unpriv;			\
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ static void do_test_single(struct bpf_test *test, bool unpriv,
 
 	run_errs = 0;
 	run_successes = 0;
-	if (!alignment_prevented_execution && fd_prog >= 0) {
+	if (!alignment_prevented_execution && fd_prog >= 0 && test->runs >= 0) {
 		uint32_t expected_val;
 		int i;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ctx_sk_lookup.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ctx_sk_lookup.c
index 2ad5f974451c..fd3b62a084b9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ctx_sk_lookup.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ctx_sk_lookup.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
 	.result = ACCEPT,
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_LOOKUP,
 	.expected_attach_type = BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	.runs = -1,
 },
 /* invalid 8-byte reads from a 4-byte fields in bpf_sk_lookup */
 {