diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_syscall_macro.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_syscall_macro.c
index c8e60220cda8..f5c6ef2ff6d1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_syscall_macro.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_syscall_macro.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ int BPF_KPROBE(handle_sys_prctl)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *real_regs;
 	pid_t pid = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid() >> 32;
+	unsigned long tmp;
 
 	if (pid != filter_pid)
 		return 0;
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ int BPF_KPROBE(handle_sys_prctl)
 	real_regs = (struct pt_regs *)PT_REGS_PARM1(ctx);
 
 	/* test for PT_REGS_PARM */
-	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&arg1, sizeof(arg1), &PT_REGS_PARM1_SYSCALL(real_regs));
+
+	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&tmp, sizeof(tmp), &PT_REGS_PARM1_SYSCALL(real_regs));
+	arg1 = tmp;
 	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&arg2, sizeof(arg2), &PT_REGS_PARM2_SYSCALL(real_regs));
 	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&arg3, sizeof(arg3), &PT_REGS_PARM3_SYSCALL(real_regs));
 	bpf_probe_read_kernel(&arg4_cx, sizeof(arg4_cx), &PT_REGS_PARM4(real_regs));