diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index adeaa1302f346a2c2af0843584d2e1803e8f66a6..4fb944a7ecf83c96a817b0200c74cae52b18cae0 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ hostprogs-y += tracex3
 hostprogs-y += tracex4
 hostprogs-y += tracex5
 hostprogs-y += tracex6
+hostprogs-y += tracex7
 hostprogs-y += test_probe_write_user
 hostprogs-y += trace_output
 hostprogs-y += lathist
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ tracex3-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) tracex3_user.o
 tracex4-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) tracex4_user.o
 tracex5-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) tracex5_user.o
 tracex6-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) tracex6_user.o
+tracex7-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) tracex7_user.o
 load_sock_ops-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) load_sock_ops.o
 test_probe_write_user-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) test_probe_write_user_user.o
 trace_output-objs := bpf_load.o $(LIBBPF) trace_output_user.o
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ always += tracex3_kern.o
 always += tracex4_kern.o
 always += tracex5_kern.o
 always += tracex6_kern.o
+always += tracex7_kern.o
 always += sock_flags_kern.o
 always += test_probe_write_user_kern.o
 always += trace_output_kern.o
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_tracex3 += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_tracex4 += -lelf -lrt
 HOSTLOADLIBES_tracex5 += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_tracex6 += -lelf
+HOSTLOADLIBES_tracex7 += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_test_cgrp2_sock2 += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_load_sock_ops += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_test_probe_write_user += -lelf
diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh b/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e68b9ee6814b8b068cbe4dc84f87c81c367db901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -f testfile.img
+dd if=/dev/zero of=testfile.img bs=1M seek=1000 count=1
+DEVICE=$(losetup --show -f testfile.img)
+mkfs.btrfs -f $DEVICE
+mkdir tmpmnt
+./tracex7 $DEVICE
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+	echo "SUCCESS!"
+else
+	echo "FAILED!"
+fi
+losetup -d $DEVICE
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex7_kern.c b/samples/bpf/tracex7_kern.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ab308a43e0ff0dd99d156c05536eef41717a2be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex7_kern.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/bpf.h>
+#include <linux/version.h>
+#include "bpf_helpers.h"
+
+SEC("kprobe/open_ctree")
+int bpf_prog1(struct pt_regs *ctx)
+{
+	unsigned long rc = -12;
+
+	bpf_override_return(ctx, rc);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+u32 _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c b/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a52ac492e8b714bf7780ec2d89ee513d77c4833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "libbpf.h"
+#include "bpf_load.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	char filename[256];
+	char command[256];
+	int ret;
+
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
+
+	if (load_bpf_file(filename)) {
+		printf("%s", bpf_log_buf);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(command, 256, "mount %s tmpmnt/", argv[1]);
+	f = popen(command, "r");
+	ret = pclose(f);
+
+	return ret ? 0 : 1;
+}
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 4c223ab30293cd1e07248b960e213c7f22b778c5..cf446c25c0ec73326710ee49df6a1749d1c65d0c 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *     @buf: buf to fill
  *     @buf_size: size of the buf
  *     Return : 0 on success or negative error code
+ *
+ * int bpf_override_return(pt_regs, rc)
+ *	@pt_regs: pointer to struct pt_regs
+ *	@rc: the return value to set
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -736,7 +740,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(xdp_adjust_meta),		\
 	FN(perf_event_read_value),	\
 	FN(perf_prog_read_value),	\
-	FN(getsockopt),
+	FN(getsockopt),			\
+	FN(override_return),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index fd9a17fa8a8bd188aebbf2104dcb196c7dd6e2cf..33cb00e46c49f967d4144f0188333025ead64823 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ static int (*bpf_perf_event_read_value)(void *map, unsigned long long flags,
 static int (*bpf_perf_prog_read_value)(void *ctx, void *buf,
 				       unsigned int buf_size) =
 	(void *) BPF_FUNC_perf_prog_read_value;
-
+static int (*bpf_override_return)(void *ctx, unsigned long rc) =
+	(void *) BPF_FUNC_override_return;
 
 /* llvm builtin functions that eBPF C program may use to
  * emit BPF_LD_ABS and BPF_LD_IND instructions