diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
index c69c0f7e9cc8..6df440d82675 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <test_progs.h>
 
 #include "arena_kfunc.skel.h"
+#include "arena_noarena.skel.h"
 #include "arena_kfunc_jit.skel.h"
 #include "cap_helpers.h"
 #include "cb_refs.skel.h"
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ static void run_tests_aux(const char *skel_name,
 } while (0)
 
 void test_arena_kfunc(void)                   { RUN_TESTS(arena_kfunc); }
+void test_arena_noarena(void)                 { RUN_TESTS(arena_noarena); }
 
 void test_arena_kfunc_jit(void)               { RUN_TESTS(arena_kfunc_jit); }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_kfunc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_kfunc.c
index 96f7aacf4d9f..a049d6371d09 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_kfunc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_kfunc.c
@@ -192,16 +192,6 @@ int arena_arg_unpopulated(void *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SEC("syscall")
-__arch_x86_64
-__arch_arm64
-__failure __msg("arena pointer requires a program with an associated arena")
-int arena_arg_no_arena(void *ctx)
-{
-	bpf_kfunc_arena_arg_test((u64 *)1);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 SEC("syscall")
 __arch_x86_64
 __arch_arm64
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_noarena.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_noarena.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..edbd40cd5be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_noarena.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2026 Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. */
+
+#include <vmlinux.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+#include "../test_kmods/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h"
+
+/*
+ * Programs without an arena. They cannot share an object with an arena map,
+ * libbpf binds the arena of an object to every program in it.
+ */
+
+SEC("syscall")
+__arch_x86_64
+__arch_arm64
+__failure __msg("arena pointer requires a program with an associated arena")
+int arena_arg_no_arena(void *ctx)
+{
+	bpf_kfunc_arena_arg_test((u64 *)1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("syscall")
+__flag(BPF_F_ARENA_SCALAR)
+__arch_x86_64
+__arch_arm64
+__description("arena_scalar: no arena, no access through a number")
+__failure __msg("R6 invalid mem access 'scalar'")
+__naked void no_arena(void)
+{
+	asm volatile ("					\
+	r6 = 0x100000000000 ll;				\
+	r0 = *(u64 *)(r6 + 0);				\
+	exit;						\
+"	::: __clobber_all);
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_arena_scalar.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_arena_scalar.c
index ecfc6873ffa9..6f0efd9202ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_arena_scalar.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_arena_scalar.c
@@ -991,19 +991,6 @@ __naked void no_flag(void)
 	: __clobber_all);
 }
 
-SEC("syscall")
-__arena_scalar
-__description("arena_scalar: no arena, no access through a number")
-__failure __msg("R6 invalid mem access 'scalar'")
-__naked void no_arena(void)
-{
-	asm volatile ("					\
-	r6 = 0x100000000000 ll;				\
-	r0 = *(u64 *)(r6 + 0);				\
-	exit;						\
-"	::: __clobber_all);
-}
-
 SEC("syscall")
 __arena_scalar
 __description("arena_scalar: pointer that is NULL is an address in arena")