diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
index 056e0273bf12..006b5bd99c08 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
@@ -854,3 +854,50 @@
 	.errstr = "Unreleased reference",
 	.result = REJECT,
 },
+{
+	"reference tracking: bpf_sk_release(btf_tcp_sock)",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP(sk_lookup_tcp),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_skc_to_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
+	.errstr_unpriv = "unknown func",
+},
+{
+	"reference tracking: use ptr from bpf_skc_to_tcp_sock() after release",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP(sk_lookup_tcp),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_skc_to_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_B, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access",
+	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
+	.errstr_unpriv = "unknown func",
+},