diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
index 6cb6a1074fd1..ed9e894afef3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define MAX_INSNS	BPF_MAXINSNS
 #define MAX_TEST_INSNS	1000000
 #define MAX_FIXUPS	8
-#define MAX_NR_MAPS	16
+#define MAX_NR_MAPS	17
 #define MAX_TEST_RUNS	8
 #define POINTER_VALUE	0xcafe4all
 #define TEST_DATA_LEN	64