diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
index 00965a6e83bb..ea4d3f6d5de9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
@@ -3550,6 +3550,21 @@ static struct btf_raw_test raw_tests[] = {
 	},
 	BTF_STR_SEC("\0x\0?.foo bar:buz"),
 },
+{
+	.descr = "datasec: name '\\0' is not ok",
+	.raw_types = {
+		/* int */
+		BTF_TYPE_INT_ENC(0, BTF_INT_SIGNED, 0, 32, 4),  /* [1] */
+		/* VAR x */                                     /* [2] */
+		BTF_TYPE_ENC(1, BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_VAR, 0, 0), 1),
+		BTF_VAR_STATIC,
+		/* DATASEC \0 */                                /* [3] */
+		BTF_TYPE_ENC(3, BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_DATASEC, 0, 1), 4),
+		BTF_VAR_SECINFO_ENC(2, 0, 4),
+		BTF_END_RAW,
+	},
+	BTF_STR_SEC("\0x\0"),
+},
 {
 	.descr = "type name '?foo' is not ok",
 	.raw_types = {