diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 45a2ae1916ed..4d2f189d69dc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ endef
 
 SKEL_BLACKLIST := btf__% test_pinning_invalid.c test_sk_assign.c
 
+LINKED_SKELS := test_static_linked.skel.h
+
+test_static_linked.skel.h-deps := test_static_linked1.o test_static_linked2.o
+
 # Set up extra TRUNNER_XXX "temporary" variables in the environment (relies on
 # $eval()) and pass control to DEFINE_TEST_RUNNER_RULES.
 # Parameters:
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS := $$(patsubst %.c,$$(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.o, $$(TRUNNER_BPF_SRCS)
 TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS := $$(patsubst %.c,$$(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.skel.h,	\
 				 $$(filter-out $(SKEL_BLACKLIST),	\
 					       $$(TRUNNER_BPF_SRCS)))
+TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS_LINKED := $$(addprefix $$(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/,$(LINKED_SKELS))
 TEST_GEN_FILES += $$(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS)
 
 # Evaluate rules now with extra TRUNNER_XXX variables above already defined
@@ -359,6 +364,12 @@ $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS): %.skel.h: %.o $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call msg,GEN-SKEL,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$@)
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen bpfo $$(<:.o=.bpfo) $$<
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen skeleton $$(<:.o=.bpfo) > $$@
+
+$(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS_LINKED): $(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS) $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
+	$$(call msg,LINK-BPF,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$(@:.skel.h=.bpfo))
+	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen bpfo $$(@:.skel.h=.bpfo) $$(addprefix $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/,$$($$(@F)-deps))
+	$$(call msg,GEN-SKEL,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$@)
+	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen skeleton $$(@:.skel.h=.bpfo) > $$@
 endif
 
 # ensure we set up tests.h header generation rule just once
@@ -380,6 +391,7 @@ $(TRUNNER_TEST_OBJS): $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.test.o:			\
 		      $(TRUNNER_EXTRA_HDRS)				\
 		      $(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS)				\
 		      $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS)				\
+		      $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS_LINKED)			\
 		      $$(BPFOBJ) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call msg,TEST-OBJ,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$@)
 	$(Q)cd $$(@D) && $$(CC) -I. $$(CFLAGS) -c $(CURDIR)/$$< $$(LDLIBS) -o $$(@F)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/static_linked.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/static_linked.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46556976dccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/static_linked.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2019 Facebook */
+
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include "test_static_linked.skel.h"
+
+void test_static_linked(void)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct test_static_linked* skel;
+
+	skel = test_static_linked__open();
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "skel_open"))
+		return;
+
+	skel->rodata->rovar1 = 1;
+	skel->bss->static_var1 = 2;
+	skel->bss->static_var11 = 3;
+
+	skel->rodata->rovar2 = 4;
+	skel->bss->static_var2 = 5;
+	skel->bss->static_var22 = 6;
+
+	err = test_static_linked__load(skel);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "skel_load"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	err = test_static_linked__attach(skel);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "skel_attach"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	/* trigger */
+	usleep(1);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->var1, 1 * 2 + 2 + 3, "var1");
+	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->var2, 4 * 3 + 5 + 6, "var2");
+
+cleanup:
+	test_static_linked__destroy(skel);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_static_linked1.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_static_linked1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea1a6c4c7172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_static_linked1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
+
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+/* 8-byte aligned .bss */
+static volatile long static_var1;
+static volatile int static_var11;
+int var1 = 0;
+/* 4-byte aligned .rodata */
+const volatile int rovar1;
+
+/* same "subprog" name in both files */
+static __noinline int subprog(int x)
+{
+	/* but different formula */
+	return x * 2;
+}
+
+SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
+int handler1(const void *ctx)
+{
+	var1 = subprog(rovar1) + static_var1 + static_var11;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char LICENSE[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+int VERSION SEC("version") = 1;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_static_linked2.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_static_linked2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..54d8d1ab577c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_static_linked2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook */
+
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+/* 4-byte aligned .bss */
+static volatile int static_var2;
+static volatile int static_var22;
+int var2 = 0;
+/* 8-byte aligned .rodata */
+const volatile long rovar2;
+
+/* same "subprog" name in both files */
+static __noinline int subprog(int x)
+{
+	/* but different formula */
+	return x * 3;
+}
+
+SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
+int handler2(const void *ctx)
+{
+	var2 = subprog(rovar2) + static_var2 + static_var22;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* different name and/or type of the variable doesn't matter */
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+int _version SEC("version") = 1;
