diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
index 1b4bb19b3c52..569f0f64d518 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ __weak int arena_buddy_reset(void)
 	return buddy_init(&buddy);
 }
 
+SEC("syscall")
+__weak int arena_buddy_destroy(void)
+{
+	return buddy_destroy(&buddy);
+}
+
 __weak void __arena *arena_malloc(size_t size)
 {
 	return buddy_alloc(&buddy, size);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena.c
index 61ea68dce410..ba5a5a50f7c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena.c
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ static void run_libarena_test(struct libarena *skel, struct bpf_program *prog,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!strstr(name, "test_buddy")) {
+	if (strstr(name, "test_buddy")) {
+		/* Buddy tests initialize the allocator directly. */
+		ret = libarena_run_prog(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.arena_buddy_destroy));
+		if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "arena_buddy_destroy"))
+			return;
+	} else {
 		ret = libarena_run_prog(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.arena_buddy_reset));
 		if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "arena_buddy_reset"))
 			return;
@@ -24,7 +29,6 @@ static void run_libarena_test(struct libarena *skel, struct bpf_program *prog,
 	ret = libarena_run_prog(bpf_program__fd(prog));
 
 	ASSERT_OK(ret, name);
-
 }
 
 static void *run_libarena_parallel_prog(void *arg)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena_asan.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena_asan.c
index d59d9dd12ef2..f897405f701d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena_asan.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/libarena_asan.c
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ static void run_libarena_asan_test(struct libarena_asan *skel,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!strstr(name, "test_buddy")) {
+	if (strstr(name, "test_buddy")) {
+		/* Buddy tests initialize the allocator directly. */
+		ret = libarena_run_prog(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.arena_buddy_destroy));
+		if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "arena_buddy_destroy"))
+			return;
+	} else {
 		ret = libarena_run_prog(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.arena_buddy_reset));
 		if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "arena_buddy_reset"))
 			return;
@@ -90,4 +95,3 @@ void test_libarena_asan(void)
 
 	return;
 }
-