diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index 7e2f5b4bf7f37..2b3586dc6c865 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ static struct core_reloc_test_case test_cases[] = {
 		.input_len = 0,
 		.output = STRUCT_TO_CHAR_PTR(core_reloc_kernel_output) {
 			.valid = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, },
-			.comm = "test_progs\0\0\0\0\0",
-			.comm_len = 11,
+			.comm = "test_progs",
+			.comm_len = sizeof("test_progs"),
 		},
 		.output_len = sizeof(struct core_reloc_kernel_output),
 	},
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
index ad763ec0ba8f1..f5939d9d5c615 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 struct core_reloc_kernel_output {
 	int valid[10];
-	char comm[16];
+	char comm[sizeof("test_progs")];
 	int comm_len;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
index 50f609618b65f..a4b5e0562ed54 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ static volatile struct data {
 
 struct core_reloc_kernel_output {
 	int valid[10];
-	char comm[16];
+	/* we have test_progs[-flavor], so cut flavor part */
+	char comm[sizeof("test_progs")];
 	int comm_len;
 };