diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 5d34815c7ccb..97ce8695199e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ clean: $(LIBTRACEEVENT)-clean $(LIBAPI)-clean $(LIBBPF)-clean $(LIBSUBCMD)-clean
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, core-progs) $(RM) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) perf perf-read-vdso32 perf-read-vdsox32
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, core-gen)   $(RM)  *.spec *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h TAGS tags cscope* $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE $(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP $(OUTPUT)util/*-bison* $(OUTPUT)util/*-flex* \
 		$(OUTPUT)util/intel-pt-decoder/inat-tables.c $(OUTPUT)fixdep \
-		$(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src-{base,kbuild,prologue}.c
+		$(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src-{base,kbuild,prologue,relocation}.c
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) clean
 	$(python-clean)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/.gitignore b/tools/perf/tests/.gitignore
index bf016c439fbd..8cc30e731c73 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 llvm-src-base.c
 llvm-src-kbuild.c
 llvm-src-prologue.c
+llvm-src-relocation.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/Build b/tools/perf/tests/Build
index 614899b88b37..1ba628ed049a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/Build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ perf-y += sample-parsing.o
 perf-y += parse-no-sample-id-all.o
 perf-y += kmod-path.o
 perf-y += thread-map.o
-perf-y += llvm.o llvm-src-base.o llvm-src-kbuild.o llvm-src-prologue.o
+perf-y += llvm.o llvm-src-base.o llvm-src-kbuild.o llvm-src-prologue.o llvm-src-relocation.o
 perf-y += bpf.o
 perf-y += topology.o
 perf-y += cpumap.o
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ $(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src-prologue.c: tests/bpf-script-test-prologue.c tests/Build
 	$(Q)sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\(.*\)/"\1\\n"/g' $< >> $@
 	$(Q)echo ';' >> $@
 
+$(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src-relocation.c: tests/bpf-script-test-relocation.c tests/Build
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(Q)echo '#include <tests/llvm.h>' > $@
+	$(Q)echo 'const char test_llvm__bpf_test_relocation[] =' >> $@
+	$(Q)sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\(.*\)/"\1\\n"/g' $< >> $@
+	$(Q)echo ';' >> $@
+
 ifeq ($(ARCH),$(filter $(ARCH),x86 arm arm64))
 perf-$(CONFIG_DWARF_UNWIND) += dwarf-unwind.o
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf-script-test-relocation.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf-script-test-relocation.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..93af77421816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf-script-test-relocation.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * bpf-script-test-relocation.c
+ * Test BPF loader checking relocation
+ */
+#ifndef LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+# error Need LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+# error Example: for 4.2 kernel, put 'clang-opt="-DLINUX_VERSION_CODE=0x40200" into llvm section of ~/.perfconfig'
+#endif
+#define BPF_ANY 0
+#define BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY 2
+#define BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem 1
+#define BPF_FUNC_map_update_elem 2
+
+static void *(*bpf_map_lookup_elem)(void *map, void *key) =
+	(void *) BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem;
+static void *(*bpf_map_update_elem)(void *map, void *key, void *value, int flags) =
+	(void *) BPF_FUNC_map_update_elem;
+
+struct bpf_map_def {
+	unsigned int type;
+	unsigned int key_size;
+	unsigned int value_size;
+	unsigned int max_entries;
+};
+
+#define SEC(NAME) __attribute__((section(NAME), used))
+struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") my_table = {
+	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
+	.key_size = sizeof(int),
+	.value_size = sizeof(int),
+	.max_entries = 1,
+};
+
+int this_is_a_global_val;
+
+SEC("func=sys_write")
+int bpf_func__sys_write(void *ctx)
+{
+	int key = 0;
+	int value = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Incorrect relocation. Should not allow this program be
+	 * loaded into kernel.
+	 */
+	bpf_map_update_elem(&this_is_a_global_val, &key, &value, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
index 33689a0cf821..952ca99aba6b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ static struct {
 		(NR_ITERS + 1) / 4,
 	},
 #endif
+	{
+		LLVM_TESTCASE_BPF_RELOCATION,
+		"Test BPF relocation checker",
+		"[bpf_relocation_test]",
+		"fix 'perf test LLVM' first",
+		"libbpf error when dealing with relocation",
+		NULL,
+		0,
+	},
 };
 
 static int do_test(struct bpf_object *obj, int (*func)(void),
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ static int __test__bpf(int idx)
 
 	ret = test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(&obj_buf, &obj_buf_sz,
 				       bpf_testcase_table[idx].prog_id,
-				       true);
+				       true, NULL);
 	if (ret != TEST_OK || !obj_buf || !obj_buf_sz) {
 		pr_debug("Unable to get BPF object, %s\n",
 			 bpf_testcase_table[idx].msg_compile_fail);
@@ -202,14 +211,21 @@ static int __test__bpf(int idx)
 
 	obj = prepare_bpf(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz,
 			  bpf_testcase_table[idx].name);
-	if (!obj) {
+	if ((!!bpf_testcase_table[idx].target_func) != (!!obj)) {
+		if (!obj)
+			pr_debug("Fail to load BPF object: %s\n",
+				 bpf_testcase_table[idx].msg_load_fail);
+		else
+			pr_debug("Success unexpectedly: %s\n",
+				 bpf_testcase_table[idx].msg_load_fail);
 		ret = TEST_FAIL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = do_test(obj,
-		      bpf_testcase_table[idx].target_func,
-		      bpf_testcase_table[idx].expect_result);
+	if (obj)
+		ret = do_test(obj,
+			      bpf_testcase_table[idx].target_func,
+			      bpf_testcase_table[idx].expect_result);
 out:
 	bpf__clear();
 	return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
index 06f45c1d4256..70edcdfa5672 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static int test__bpf_parsing(void *obj_buf __maybe_unused,
 static struct {
 	const char *source;
 	const char *desc;
+	bool should_load_fail;
 } bpf_source_table[__LLVM_TESTCASE_MAX] = {
 	[LLVM_TESTCASE_BASE] = {
 		.source = test_llvm__bpf_base_prog,
@@ -48,14 +49,19 @@ static struct {
 		.source = test_llvm__bpf_test_prologue_prog,
 		.desc = "Compile source for BPF prologue generation test",
 	},
+	[LLVM_TESTCASE_BPF_RELOCATION] = {
+		.source = test_llvm__bpf_test_relocation,
+		.desc = "Compile source for BPF relocation test",
+		.should_load_fail = true,
+	},
 };
 
-
 int
 test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(void **p_obj_buf,
 			 size_t *p_obj_buf_sz,
 			 enum test_llvm__testcase idx,
-			 bool force)
+			 bool force,
+			 bool *should_load_fail)
 {
 	const char *source;
 	const char *desc;
@@ -68,6 +74,8 @@ test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(void **p_obj_buf,
 
 	source = bpf_source_table[idx].source;
 	desc = bpf_source_table[idx].desc;
+	if (should_load_fail)
+		*should_load_fail = bpf_source_table[idx].should_load_fail;
 
 	perf_config(perf_config_cb, NULL);
 
@@ -136,14 +144,15 @@ int test__llvm(int subtest)
 	int ret;
 	void *obj_buf = NULL;
 	size_t obj_buf_sz = 0;
+	bool should_load_fail = false;
 
 	if ((subtest < 0) || (subtest >= __LLVM_TESTCASE_MAX))
 		return TEST_FAIL;
 
 	ret = test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(&obj_buf, &obj_buf_sz,
-				       subtest, false);
+				       subtest, false, &should_load_fail);
 
-	if (ret == TEST_OK) {
+	if (ret == TEST_OK && !should_load_fail) {
 		ret = test__bpf_parsing(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz);
 		if (ret != TEST_OK) {
 			pr_debug("Failed to parse test case '%s'\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h
index 5150b4d6ef50..0eaa604be99d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.h
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@
 extern const char test_llvm__bpf_base_prog[];
 extern const char test_llvm__bpf_test_kbuild_prog[];
 extern const char test_llvm__bpf_test_prologue_prog[];
+extern const char test_llvm__bpf_test_relocation[];
 
 enum test_llvm__testcase {
 	LLVM_TESTCASE_BASE,
 	LLVM_TESTCASE_KBUILD,
 	LLVM_TESTCASE_BPF_PROLOGUE,
+	LLVM_TESTCASE_BPF_RELOCATION,
 	__LLVM_TESTCASE_MAX,
 };
 
 int test_llvm__fetch_bpf_obj(void **p_obj_buf, size_t *p_obj_buf_sz,
-			     enum test_llvm__testcase index, bool force);
+			     enum test_llvm__testcase index, bool force,
+			     bool *should_load_fail);
 #endif