diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
index a0ee87c8e1ea..9dc4e3dfbcf3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
@@ -2,6 +2,44 @@
 #include <test_progs.h>
 #include "test_attach_probe.skel.h"
 
+#if defined(__powerpc64__) && defined(_CALL_ELF) && _CALL_ELF == 2
+
+#define OP_RT_RA_MASK   0xffff0000UL
+#define LIS_R2          0x3c400000UL
+#define ADDIS_R2_R12    0x3c4c0000UL
+#define ADDI_R2_R2      0x38420000UL
+
+static ssize_t get_offset(ssize_t addr, ssize_t base)
+{
+	u32 *insn = (u32 *) addr;
+
+	/*
+	 * A PPC64 ABIv2 function may have a local and a global entry
+	 * point. We need to use the local entry point when patching
+	 * functions, so identify and step over the global entry point
+	 * sequence.
+	 *
+	 * The global entry point sequence is always of the form:
+	 *
+	 * addis r2,r12,XXXX
+	 * addi  r2,r2,XXXX
+	 *
+	 * A linker optimisation may convert the addis to lis:
+	 *
+	 * lis   r2,XXXX
+	 * addi  r2,r2,XXXX
+	 */
+	if ((((*insn & OP_RT_RA_MASK) == ADDIS_R2_R12) ||
+	     ((*insn & OP_RT_RA_MASK) == LIS_R2)) &&
+	    ((*(insn + 1) & OP_RT_RA_MASK) == ADDI_R2_R2))
+		return (ssize_t)(insn + 2) - base;
+	else
+		return addr - base;
+}
+#else
+#define get_offset(addr, base) (addr - base)
+#endif
+
 ssize_t get_base_addr() {
 	size_t start, offset;
 	char buf[256];
@@ -36,7 +74,7 @@ void test_attach_probe(void)
 	if (CHECK(base_addr < 0, "get_base_addr",
 		  "failed to find base addr: %zd", base_addr))
 		return;
-	uprobe_offset = (size_t)&get_base_addr - base_addr;
+	uprobe_offset = get_offset((size_t)&get_base_addr, base_addr);
 
 	skel = test_attach_probe__open_and_load();
 	if (CHECK(!skel, "skel_open", "failed to open skeleton\n"))