diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 2ec162dd83c4..ffec7b4357f9 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -5382,6 +5382,7 @@ static int sol_tcp_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int optname,
 	case TCP_USER_TIMEOUT:
 	case TCP_NOTSENT_LOWAT:
 	case TCP_SAVE_SYN:
+	case TCP_RTO_MAX_MS:
 		if (*optlen != sizeof(int))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_tracing_net.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_tracing_net.h
index 59843b430f76..eb6ed1b7b2ef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_tracing_net.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_tracing_net.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define TCP_SAVED_SYN		28
 #define TCP_CA_NAME_MAX		16
 #define TCP_NAGLE_OFF		1
+#define TCP_RTO_MAX_MS		44
 
 #define TCP_ECN_OK              1
 #define TCP_ECN_QUEUE_CWR       2
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/setget_sockopt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/setget_sockopt.c
index 6dd4318debbf..106fe430f41b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/setget_sockopt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/setget_sockopt.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static const struct sockopt_test sol_tcp_tests[] = {
 	{ .opt = TCP_NOTSENT_LOWAT, .new = 1314, .expected = 1314, },
 	{ .opt = TCP_BPF_SOCK_OPS_CB_FLAGS, .new = BPF_SOCK_OPS_ALL_CB_FLAGS,
 	  .expected = BPF_SOCK_OPS_ALL_CB_FLAGS, },
+	{ .opt = TCP_RTO_MAX_MS, .new = 2000, .expected = 2000, },
 	{ .opt = 0, },
 };