diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index 084ed26a7d78c..a54eafc5e4b31 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@
 		.union_sz = sizeof(((type *)0)->union_field),		\
 		.arr_sz = sizeof(((type *)0)->arr_field),		\
 		.arr_elem_sz = sizeof(((type *)0)->arr_field[0]),	\
-		.ptr_sz = sizeof(((type *)0)->ptr_field),		\
-		.enum_sz = sizeof(((type *)0)->enum_field),	\
+		.ptr_sz = 8, /* always 8-byte pointer for BPF */	\
+		.enum_sz = sizeof(((type *)0)->enum_field),		\
 	}
 
 #define SIZE_CASE(name) {						\
@@ -432,20 +432,20 @@ static struct core_reloc_test_case test_cases[] = {
 		.sb4 = -1,
 		.sb20 = -0x17654321,
 		.u32 = 0xBEEF,
-		.s32 = -0x3FEDCBA987654321,
+		.s32 = -0x3FEDCBA987654321LL,
 	}),
 	BITFIELDS_CASE(bitfields___bitfield_vs_int, {
-		.ub1 = 0xFEDCBA9876543210,
+		.ub1 = 0xFEDCBA9876543210LL,
 		.ub2 = 0xA6,
-		.ub7 = -0x7EDCBA987654321,
-		.sb4 = -0x6123456789ABCDE,
-		.sb20 = 0xD00D,
+		.ub7 = -0x7EDCBA987654321LL,
+		.sb4 = -0x6123456789ABCDELL,
+		.sb20 = 0xD00DLL,
 		.u32 = -0x76543,
-		.s32 = 0x0ADEADBEEFBADB0B,
+		.s32 = 0x0ADEADBEEFBADB0BLL,
 	}),
 	BITFIELDS_CASE(bitfields___just_big_enough, {
-		.ub1 = 0xF,
-		.ub2 = 0x0812345678FEDCBA,
+		.ub1 = 0xFLL,
+		.ub2 = 0x0812345678FEDCBALL,
 	}),
 	BITFIELDS_ERR_CASE(bitfields___err_too_big_bitfield),
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
index 34d84717c9464..69139ed662164 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+
+void preserce_ptr_sz_fn(long x) {}
+
+#define __bpf_aligned __attribute__((aligned(8)))
+
 /*
  * KERNEL
  */
@@ -444,51 +449,51 @@ struct core_reloc_primitives {
 	char a;
 	int b;
 	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c;
-	void *d;
-	int (*f)(const char *);
+	void *d __bpf_aligned;
+	int (*f)(const char *) __bpf_aligned;
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_primitives___diff_enum_def {
 	char a;
 	int b;
-	void *d;
-	int (*f)(const char *);
+	void *d __bpf_aligned;
+	int (*f)(const char *) __bpf_aligned;
 	enum {
 		X = 100,
 		Y = 200,
-	} c; /* inline enum def with differing set of values */
+	} c __bpf_aligned; /* inline enum def with differing set of values */
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_primitives___diff_func_proto {
-	void (*f)(int); /* incompatible function prototype */
-	void *d;
-	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c;
+	void (*f)(int) __bpf_aligned; /* incompatible function prototype */
+	void *d __bpf_aligned;
+	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c __bpf_aligned;
 	int b;
 	char a;
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_primitives___diff_ptr_type {
-	const char * const d; /* different pointee type + modifiers */
-	char a;
+	const char * const d __bpf_aligned; /* different pointee type + modifiers */
+	char a __bpf_aligned;
 	int b;
 	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c;
-	int (*f)(const char *);
+	int (*f)(const char *) __bpf_aligned;
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_primitives___err_non_enum {
 	char a[1];
 	int b;
 	int c; /* int instead of enum */
-	void *d;
-	int (*f)(const char *);
+	void *d __bpf_aligned;
+	int (*f)(const char *) __bpf_aligned;
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_primitives___err_non_int {
 	char a[1];
-	int *b; /* ptr instead of int */
-	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c;
-	void *d;
-	int (*f)(const char *);
+	int *b __bpf_aligned; /* ptr instead of int */
+	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c __bpf_aligned;
+	void *d __bpf_aligned;
+	int (*f)(const char *) __bpf_aligned;
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_primitives___err_non_ptr {
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ struct core_reloc_primitives___err_non_ptr {
 	int b;
 	enum core_reloc_primitives_enum c;
 	int d; /* int instead of ptr */
-	int (*f)(const char *);
+	int (*f)(const char *) __bpf_aligned;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -507,7 +512,7 @@ struct core_reloc_mods_output {
 };
 
 typedef const int int_t;
-typedef const char *char_ptr_t;
+typedef const char *char_ptr_t __bpf_aligned;
 typedef const int arr_t[7];
 
 struct core_reloc_mods_substruct {
@@ -523,9 +528,9 @@ typedef struct {
 struct core_reloc_mods {
 	int a;
 	int_t b;
-	char *c;
+	char *c __bpf_aligned;
 	char_ptr_t d;
-	int e[3];
+	int e[3] __bpf_aligned;
 	arr_t f;
 	struct core_reloc_mods_substruct g;
 	core_reloc_mods_substruct_t h;
@@ -535,9 +540,9 @@ struct core_reloc_mods {
 struct core_reloc_mods___mod_swap {
 	int b;
 	int_t a;
-	char *d;
+	char *d __bpf_aligned;
 	char_ptr_t c;
-	int f[3];
+	int f[3] __bpf_aligned;
 	arr_t e;
 	struct {
 		int y;
@@ -555,7 +560,7 @@ typedef arr1_t arr2_t;
 typedef arr2_t arr3_t;
 typedef arr3_t arr4_t;
 
-typedef const char * const volatile fancy_char_ptr_t;
+typedef const char * const volatile fancy_char_ptr_t __bpf_aligned;
 
 typedef core_reloc_mods_substruct_t core_reloc_mods_substruct_tt;
 
@@ -567,7 +572,7 @@ struct core_reloc_mods___typedefs {
 	arr4_t e;
 	fancy_char_ptr_t d;
 	fancy_char_ptr_t c;
-	int3_t b;
+	int3_t b __bpf_aligned;
 	int3_t a;
 };
 
@@ -739,19 +744,19 @@ struct core_reloc_bitfields___bit_sz_change {
 	int8_t		sb4: 1;		/*  4 ->  1 */
 	int32_t		sb20: 30;	/* 20 -> 30 */
 	/* non-bitfields */
-	uint16_t	u32;		/* 32 -> 16 */
-	int64_t		s32;		/* 32 -> 64 */
+	uint16_t	u32;			/* 32 -> 16 */
+	int64_t		s32 __bpf_aligned;	/* 32 -> 64 */
 };
 
 /* turn bitfield into non-bitfield and vice versa */
 struct core_reloc_bitfields___bitfield_vs_int {
 	uint64_t	ub1;		/*  3 -> 64 non-bitfield */
 	uint8_t		ub2;		/* 20 ->  8 non-bitfield */
-	int64_t		ub7;		/*  7 -> 64 non-bitfield signed */
-	int64_t		sb4;		/*  4 -> 64 non-bitfield signed */
-	uint64_t	sb20;		/* 20 -> 16 non-bitfield unsigned */
-	int32_t		u32: 20;	/* 32 non-bitfield -> 20 bitfield */
-	uint64_t	s32: 60;	/* 32 non-bitfield -> 60 bitfield */
+	int64_t		ub7 __bpf_aligned;	/*  7 -> 64 non-bitfield signed */
+	int64_t		sb4 __bpf_aligned;	/*  4 -> 64 non-bitfield signed */
+	uint64_t	sb20 __bpf_aligned;	/* 20 -> 16 non-bitfield unsigned */
+	int32_t		u32: 20;		/* 32 non-bitfield -> 20 bitfield */
+	uint64_t	s32: 60 __bpf_aligned;	/* 32 non-bitfield -> 60 bitfield */
 };
 
 struct core_reloc_bitfields___just_big_enough {
