diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/missed.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/missed.c
index 24ade11f5c05..70d90c43537c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/missed.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/missed.c
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ static void test_missed_kprobe_recursion(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(topts.retval, 0, "test_run");
 
 	ASSERT_EQ(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test1)), 0, "test1_recursion_misses");
-	ASSERT_EQ(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test2)), 1, "test2_recursion_misses");
-	ASSERT_EQ(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test3)), 1, "test3_recursion_misses");
-	ASSERT_EQ(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test4)), 1, "test4_recursion_misses");
-	ASSERT_EQ(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test5)), 1, "test5_recursion_misses");
+	ASSERT_GE(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test2)), 1, "test2_recursion_misses");
+	ASSERT_GE(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test3)), 1, "test3_recursion_misses");
+	ASSERT_GE(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test4)), 1, "test4_recursion_misses");
+	ASSERT_GE(get_missed_count(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test5)), 1, "test5_recursion_misses");
 
 cleanup:
 	missed_kprobe_recursion__destroy(skel);