diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_autosize.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_autosize.c
index 44f5aa2e8956..9a7829c5e4a7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_autosize.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_autosize.c
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ int handle_downsize(void *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+#define bpf_core_read_int bpf_core_read
+#else
+#define bpf_core_read_int(dst, sz, src) ({ \
+	/* Prevent "subtraction from stack pointer prohibited" */ \
+	volatile long __off = sizeof(*dst) - (sz); \
+	bpf_core_read((char *)(dst) + __off, sz, src); \
+})
+#endif
+
 SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
 int handle_probed(void *ctx)
 {
@@ -132,23 +142,23 @@ int handle_probed(void *ctx)
 	__u64 tmp;
 
 	tmp = 0;
-	bpf_core_read(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->ptr), &in->ptr);
+	bpf_core_read_int(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->ptr), &in->ptr);
 	ptr_probed = tmp;
 
 	tmp = 0;
-	bpf_core_read(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val1), &in->val1);
+	bpf_core_read_int(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val1), &in->val1);
 	val1_probed = tmp;
 
 	tmp = 0;
-	bpf_core_read(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val2), &in->val2);
+	bpf_core_read_int(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val2), &in->val2);
 	val2_probed = tmp;
 
 	tmp = 0;
-	bpf_core_read(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val3), &in->val3);
+	bpf_core_read_int(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val3), &in->val3);
 	val3_probed = tmp;
 
 	tmp = 0;
-	bpf_core_read(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val4), &in->val4);
+	bpf_core_read_int(&tmp, bpf_core_field_size(in->val4), &in->val4);
 	val4_probed = tmp;
 
 	return 0;