diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_libbpf_get_fd_by_id_opts.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_libbpf_get_fd_by_id_opts.c
index f5ac5f3e89196f..568816307f7125 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_libbpf_get_fd_by_id_opts.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_libbpf_get_fd_by_id_opts.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int BPF_PROG(check_access, struct bpf_map *map, fmode_t fmode)
 
 	if (fmode & FMODE_WRITE)
 		return -EACCES;
+	barrier();
 
 	return 0;
 }