diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
index c03542c417db..c912734d2364 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
@@ -6487,6 +6487,22 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.result = REJECT,
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_IN,
 	},
+	{
+		"liveness pruning and write screening",
+		.insns = {
+			/* Get an unknown value */
+			BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_1, 0),
+			/* branch conditions teach us nothing about R2 */
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JGE, BPF_REG_2, 0, 1),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JGE, BPF_REG_2, 0, 1),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.errstr = "R0 !read_ok",
+		.result = REJECT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_IN,
+	},
 };
 
 static int probe_filter_length(const struct bpf_insn *fp)