diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index 30e40ff4b0d8..e15c0903fa4d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -185,11 +185,6 @@ static int duration = 0;
 	.bpf_obj_file = "test_core_reloc_existence.o",			\
 	.btf_src_file = "btf__core_reloc_" #name ".o"			\
 
-#define FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(name) {					\
-	FIELD_EXISTS_CASE_COMMON(name),					\
-	.fails = true,							\
-}
-
 #define BITFIELDS_CASE_COMMON(objfile, test_name_prefix,  name)		\
 	.case_name = test_name_prefix#name,				\
 	.bpf_obj_file = objfile,					\
@@ -592,13 +587,25 @@ static struct core_reloc_test_case test_cases[] = {
 		},
 		.output_len = sizeof(struct core_reloc_existence_output),
 	},
-
-	FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(existence__err_int_sz),
-	FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(existence__err_int_type),
-	FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(existence__err_int_kind),
-	FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(existence__err_arr_kind),
-	FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(existence__err_arr_value_type),
-	FIELD_EXISTS_ERR_CASE(existence__err_struct_type),
+	{
+		FIELD_EXISTS_CASE_COMMON(existence___wrong_field_defs),
+		.input = STRUCT_TO_CHAR_PTR(core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs) {
+		},
+		.input_len = sizeof(struct core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs),
+		.output = STRUCT_TO_CHAR_PTR(core_reloc_existence_output) {
+			.a_exists = 0,
+			.b_exists = 0,
+			.c_exists = 0,
+			.arr_exists = 0,
+			.s_exists = 0,
+			.a_value = 0xff000001u,
+			.b_value = 0xff000002u,
+			.c_value = 0xff000003u,
+			.arr_value = 0xff000004u,
+			.s_value = 0xff000005u,
+		},
+		.output_len = sizeof(struct core_reloc_existence_output),
+	},
 
 	/* bitfield relocation checks */
 	BITFIELDS_CASE(bitfields, {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_kind.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_kind.c
deleted file mode 100644
index dd0ffa518f36..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_kind.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "core_reloc_types.h"
-
-void f(struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_kind x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_value_type.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_value_type.c
deleted file mode 100644
index bc83372088ad..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_value_type.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "core_reloc_types.h"
-
-void f(struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_value_type x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_kind.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_kind.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 917bec41be08..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_kind.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "core_reloc_types.h"
-
-void f(struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_kind x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_sz.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_sz.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ec7e6ec1c91..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_sz.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "core_reloc_types.h"
-
-void f(struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_sz x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_type.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_type.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bbcacf2b0d1..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_type.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "core_reloc_types.h"
-
-void f(struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_type x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_struct_type.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_struct_type.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f384dd38ec70..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_struct_type.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "core_reloc_types.h"
-
-void f(struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_struct_type x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d14b496190c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf__core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "core_reloc_types.h"
+
+void f(struct core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs x) {}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
index e6e616cb7bc9..af58ef9a28ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
@@ -683,27 +683,11 @@ struct core_reloc_existence___minimal {
 	int a;
 };
 
-struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_sz {
-	short a;
-};
-
-struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_type {
+struct core_reloc_existence___wrong_field_defs {
+	void *a;
 	int b[1];
-};
-
-struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_int_kind {
 	struct{ int x; } c;
-};
-
-struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_kind {
 	int arr;
-};
-
-struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_arr_value_type {
-	short arr[1];
-};
-
-struct core_reloc_existence___err_wrong_struct_type {
 	int s;
 };