diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ksyms_btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ksyms_btf.c
index cf3acfa5a91d5..69455fe90ac3e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ksyms_btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ksyms_btf.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "test_ksyms_btf.skel.h"
 #include "test_ksyms_btf_null_check.skel.h"
 #include "test_ksyms_weak.skel.h"
+#include "test_ksyms_btf_write_check.skel.h"
 
 static int duration;
 
@@ -109,6 +110,16 @@ static void test_weak_syms(void)
 	test_ksyms_weak__destroy(skel);
 }
 
+static void test_write_check(void)
+{
+	struct test_ksyms_btf_write_check *skel;
+
+	skel = test_ksyms_btf_write_check__open_and_load();
+	ASSERT_ERR_PTR(skel, "unexpected load of a prog writing to ksym memory\n");
+
+	test_ksyms_btf_write_check__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 void test_ksyms_btf(void)
 {
 	int percpu_datasec;
@@ -136,4 +147,7 @@ void test_ksyms_btf(void)
 
 	if (test__start_subtest("weak_ksyms"))
 		test_weak_syms();
+
+	if (test__start_subtest("write_check"))
+		test_write_check();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ksyms_btf_write_check.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ksyms_btf_write_check.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2180c41cd890f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ksyms_btf_write_check.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 Google */
+
+#include "vmlinux.h"
+
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+extern const int bpf_prog_active __ksym; /* int type global var. */
+
+SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
+int handler(const void *ctx)
+{
+	int *active;
+	__u32 cpu;
+
+	cpu = bpf_get_smp_processor_id();
+	active = (int *)bpf_per_cpu_ptr(&bpf_prog_active, cpu);
+	if (active) {
+		/* Kernel memory obtained from bpf_{per,this}_cpu_ptr
+		 * is read-only, should _not_ pass verification.
+		 */
+		/* WRITE_ONCE */
+		*(volatile int *)active = -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";