diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/vma.c b/tools/testing/vma/vma.c
index 920fba58884e..04ab45e27fb8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/vma.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/vma.c
@@ -1574,6 +1574,57 @@ static bool test_expand_only_mode(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool test_mmap_region_basic(void)
+{
+	struct mm_struct mm = {};
+	unsigned long addr;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, &mm, 0);
+
+	current->mm = &mm;
+
+	/* Map at 0x300000, length 0x3000. */
+	addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x300000, 0x3000,
+			     VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE,
+			     0x300, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x300000);
+
+	/* Map at 0x250000, length 0x3000. */
+	addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x250000, 0x3000,
+			     VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE,
+			     0x250, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x250000);
+
+	/* Map at 0x303000, merging to 0x300000 of length 0x6000. */
+	addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x303000, 0x3000,
+			     VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE,
+			     0x303, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x303000);
+
+	/* Map at 0x24d000, merging to 0x250000 of length 0x6000. */
+	addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x24d000, 0x3000,
+			     VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE,
+			     0x24d, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x24d000);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(mm.map_count, 2);
+
+	for_each_vma(vmi, vma) {
+		if (vma->vm_start == 0x300000) {
+			ASSERT_EQ(vma->vm_end, 0x306000);
+			ASSERT_EQ(vma->vm_pgoff, 0x300);
+		} else if (vma->vm_start == 0x24d000) {
+			ASSERT_EQ(vma->vm_end, 0x253000);
+			ASSERT_EQ(vma->vm_pgoff, 0x24d);
+		} else {
+			ASSERT_FALSE(true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	cleanup_mm(&mm, &vmi);
+	return true;
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 	int num_tests = 0, num_fail = 0;
@@ -1607,6 +1658,8 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST(copy_vma);
 	TEST(expand_only_mode);
 
+	TEST(mmap_region_basic);
+
 #undef TEST
 
 	printf("%d tests run, %d passed, %d failed.\n",
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
index b973b3e41c83..ae635eecbfa8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static inline bool is_file_hugepages(struct file *)
 
 static inline int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *, long)
 {
-	return true;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline bool may_expand_vm(struct mm_struct *, vm_flags_t, unsigned long)