diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_autosize.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_autosize.c
index 3d4b2a358d47..2a0dac6394ef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_autosize.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_autosize.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void test_core_autosize(void)
 
 	usleep(1);
 
-	bss_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(skel->obj, "test_cor.bss");
+	bss_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(skel->obj, ".bss");
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(bss_map, "bss_map_find"))
 		goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index 763302e63a29..cc50f8feeca3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ void test_core_reloc(void)
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "test_cor.bss");
+		data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, ".bss");
 		if (CHECK(!data_map, "find_data_map", "data map not found\n"))
 			goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data.c
index 9efa7e50eab2..afd8639f9a94 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data.c
@@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ static void test_global_data_struct(struct bpf_object *obj, __u32 duration)
 static void test_global_data_rdonly(struct bpf_object *obj, __u32 duration)
 {
 	int err = -ENOMEM, map_fd, zero = 0;
-	struct bpf_map *map;
+	struct bpf_map *map, *map2;
 	__u8 *buff;
 
 	map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "test_glo.rodata");
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(!map || !bpf_map__is_internal(map)))
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(map, "map"))
+		return;
+	if (!ASSERT_TRUE(bpf_map__is_internal(map), "is_internal"))
+		return;
+
+	/* ensure we can lookup internal maps by their ELF names */
+	map2 = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, ".rodata");
+	if (!ASSERT_EQ(map, map2, "same_maps"))
 		return;
 
 	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(map);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c
index ee46b11f1f9a..1db86eab101b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void test_global_data_init(void)
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(err))
 		return;
 
-	map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "test_glo.rodata");
+	map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, ".rodata");
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(!map || !bpf_map__is_internal(map)))
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfree_skb.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfree_skb.c
index 032a322d51f2..01e51d16c8b8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfree_skb.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfree_skb.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void serial_test_kfree_skb(void)
 	if (CHECK(!fexit, "find_prog", "prog eth_type_trans not found\n"))
 		goto close_prog;
 
-	global_data = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj2, "kfree_sk.bss");
+	global_data = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj2, ".bss");
 	if (CHECK(!global_data, "find global data", "not found\n"))
 		goto close_prog;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rdonly_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rdonly_maps.c
index 5f9eaa3ab584..fd5d2ddfb062 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rdonly_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rdonly_maps.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void test_rdonly_maps(void)
 	if (CHECK(err, "obj_load", "err %d errno %d\n", err, errno))
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	bss_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "test_rdo.bss");
+	bss_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, ".bss");
 	if (CHECK(!bss_map, "find_bss_map", "failed\n"))
 		goto cleanup;