diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/event_output.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/event_output.c
index 99f8f582c02b..c5e805980409 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/event_output.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/event_output.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 	"perfevent for cgroup sockopt",
 	.insns =  { __PERF_EVENT_INSNS__ },
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT,
+	.expected_attach_type = BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT,
 	.fixup_map_event_output = { 4 },
 	.result = ACCEPT,
 	.retval = 1,