diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index b150da43adb2d1703039c43ad06ea2496d30833a..437226866ce817678a32227605febaa8e8d6e0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3562,9 +3562,6 @@ static int nfp_net_xdp_setup_drv(struct nfp_net *nn, struct netdev_bpf *bpf)
 	struct nfp_net_dp *dp;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!xdp_attachment_flags_ok(&nn->xdp, bpf))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	if (!prog == !nn->dp.xdp_prog) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(nn->dp.xdp_prog, prog);
 		xdp_attachment_setup(&nn->xdp, bpf);
@@ -3593,9 +3590,6 @@ static int nfp_net_xdp_setup_hw(struct nfp_net *nn, struct netdev_bpf *bpf)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!xdp_attachment_flags_ok(&nn->xdp_hw, bpf))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	err = nfp_app_xdp_offload(nn->app, nn, bpf->prog, bpf->extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_priv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_priv.c
index 31c5e36ff7069f545f0ce9a4e05a72a3db64e428..424e644724e4608acfe6f2f631ac71e5b7d22f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_priv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_priv.c
@@ -1265,9 +1265,6 @@ static int cpsw_xdp_prog_setup(struct cpsw_priv *priv, struct netdev_bpf *bpf)
 	if (!priv->xdpi.prog && !prog)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!xdp_attachment_flags_ok(&priv->xdpi, bpf))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	WRITE_ONCE(priv->xdp_prog, prog);
 
 	xdp_attachment_setup(&priv->xdpi, bpf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bpf.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bpf.c
index 2e90512f3bbed9ba31b060f804d217df73f7f4ac..90aafb56f1409ed7be70dd5c4e8b4a8cce7f7dda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bpf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bpf.c
@@ -63,15 +63,20 @@ static int
 nsim_bpf_verify_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn_idx, int prev_insn)
 {
 	struct nsim_bpf_bound_prog *state;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	state = env->prog->aux->offload->dev_priv;
 	if (state->nsim_dev->bpf_bind_verifier_delay && !insn_idx)
 		msleep(state->nsim_dev->bpf_bind_verifier_delay);
 
-	if (insn_idx == env->prog->len - 1)
+	if (insn_idx == env->prog->len - 1) {
 		pr_vlog(env, "Hello from netdevsim!\n");
 
-	return 0;
+		if (!state->nsim_dev->bpf_bind_verifier_accept)
+			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int nsim_bpf_finalize(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
@@ -190,9 +195,6 @@ nsim_xdp_set_prog(struct netdevsim *ns, struct netdev_bpf *bpf,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!xdp_attachment_flags_ok(xdp, bpf))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	if (bpf->command == XDP_SETUP_PROG && !ns->bpf_xdpdrv_accept) {
 		NSIM_EA(bpf->extack, "driver XDP disabled in DebugFS");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -598,6 +600,9 @@ int nsim_bpf_dev_init(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 			    &nsim_dev->bpf_bind_accept);
 	debugfs_create_u32("bpf_bind_verifier_delay", 0600, nsim_dev->ddir,
 			   &nsim_dev->bpf_bind_verifier_delay);
+	nsim_dev->bpf_bind_verifier_accept = true;
+	debugfs_create_bool("bpf_bind_verifier_accept", 0600, nsim_dev->ddir,
+			    &nsim_dev->bpf_bind_verifier_accept);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index 827fc80f50a07b53277d75bba73a2b109e827caf..c4e7ad2a19642de819b4615033a9131013859b34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ struct nsim_dev {
 	struct dentry *take_snapshot;
 	struct bpf_offload_dev *bpf_dev;
 	bool bpf_bind_accept;
+	bool bpf_bind_verifier_accept;
 	u32 bpf_bind_verifier_delay;
 	struct dentry *ddir_bpf_bound_progs;
 	u32 prog_id_gen;
diff --git a/include/net/xdp.h b/include/net/xdp.h
index 3814fb631d527e085336df991029576b647ba9d2..9dab2bc6f187bee09e0ed05c5de6623168b3b667 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp.h
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ struct xdp_attachment_info {
 };
 
 struct netdev_bpf;
-bool xdp_attachment_flags_ok(struct xdp_attachment_info *info,
-			     struct netdev_bpf *bpf);
 void xdp_attachment_setup(struct xdp_attachment_info *info,
 			  struct netdev_bpf *bpf);
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8588ade790cb77f565d1dc2e950a0a79ebb8d749..38412e70f76185844c8fb626c37d52eb9c7bba05 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8917,6 +8917,17 @@ static struct bpf_prog *dev_xdp_prog(struct net_device *dev,
 	return dev->xdp_state[mode].prog;
 }
 
+static u8 dev_xdp_prog_count(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	u8 count = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < __MAX_XDP_MODE; i++)
+		if (dev->xdp_state[i].prog || dev->xdp_state[i].link)
+			count++;
+	return count;
+}
+
 u32 dev_xdp_prog_id(struct net_device *dev, enum bpf_xdp_mode mode)
 {
 	struct bpf_prog *prog = dev_xdp_prog(dev, mode);
@@ -9007,6 +9018,7 @@ static int dev_xdp_attach(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack
 			  struct bpf_xdp_link *link, struct bpf_prog *new_prog,
 			  struct bpf_prog *old_prog, u32 flags)
 {
+	unsigned int num_modes = hweight32(flags & XDP_FLAGS_MODES);
 	struct bpf_prog *cur_prog;
 	enum bpf_xdp_mode mode;
 	bpf_op_t bpf_op;
@@ -9022,11 +9034,17 @@ static int dev_xdp_attach(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid XDP flags for BPF link attachment");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	/* just one XDP mode bit should be set, zero defaults to SKB mode */
-	if (hweight32(flags & XDP_FLAGS_MODES) > 1) {
+	/* just one XDP mode bit should be set, zero defaults to drv/skb mode */
+	if (num_modes > 1) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Only one XDP mode flag can be set");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	/* avoid ambiguity if offload + drv/skb mode progs are both loaded */
+	if (!num_modes && dev_xdp_prog_count(dev) > 1) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "More than one program loaded, unset mode is ambiguous");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	/* old_prog != NULL implies XDP_FLAGS_REPLACE is set */
 	if (old_prog && !(flags & XDP_FLAGS_REPLACE)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "XDP_FLAGS_REPLACE is not specified");
diff --git a/net/core/xdp.c b/net/core/xdp.c
index 491ad569a79c767a164dd672e3568b44ac0f75e1..d900cebc0acd7fd66faf1bb73474bcd61ef53afd 100644
--- a/net/core/xdp.c
+++ b/net/core/xdp.c
@@ -403,18 +403,6 @@ void __xdp_release_frame(void *data, struct xdp_mem_info *mem)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__xdp_release_frame);
 
-bool xdp_attachment_flags_ok(struct xdp_attachment_info *info,
-			     struct netdev_bpf *bpf)
-{
-	if (info->prog && (bpf->flags ^ info->flags) & XDP_FLAGS_MODES) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(bpf->extack,
-			       "program loaded with different flags");
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_attachment_flags_ok);
-
 void xdp_attachment_setup(struct xdp_attachment_info *info,
 			  struct netdev_bpf *bpf)
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_offload.py b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_offload.py
index 43c9cda199b82b69ceda9eabacc25527b57516cd..b99bb8ed3ed4e37bc1ca03799144b517b454ad54 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_offload.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_offload.py
@@ -184,9 +184,7 @@ def bpftool_prog_list(expected=None, ns=""):
 def bpftool_map_list(expected=None, ns=""):
     _, maps = bpftool("map show", JSON=True, ns=ns, fail=True)
     # Remove the base maps
-    for m in base_maps:
-        if m in maps:
-            maps.remove(m)
+    maps = [m for m in maps if m not in base_maps and m.get('name') not in base_map_names]
     if expected is not None:
         if len(maps) != expected:
             fail(True, "%d BPF maps loaded, expected %d" %
@@ -716,13 +714,11 @@ def test_multi_prog(simdev, sim, obj, modename, modeid):
     fail(ret == 0, "Replaced one of programs without -force")
     check_extack(err, "XDP program already attached.", args)
 
-    if modename == "" or modename == "drv":
-        othermode = "" if modename == "drv" else "drv"
-        start_test("Test multi-attachment XDP - detach...")
-        ret, _, err = sim.unset_xdp(othermode, force=True,
-                                    fail=False, include_stderr=True)
-        fail(ret == 0, "Removed program with a bad mode")
-        check_extack(err, "program loaded with different flags.", args)
+    start_test("Test multi-attachment XDP - remove without mode...")
+    ret, _, err = sim.unset_xdp("", force=True,
+                                fail=False, include_stderr=True)
+    fail(ret == 0, "Removed program without a mode flag")
+    check_extack(err, "More than one program loaded, unset mode is ambiguous.", args)
 
     sim.unset_xdp("offload")
     xdp = sim.ip_link_show(xdp=True)["xdp"]
@@ -772,6 +768,9 @@ ret, progs = bpftool("prog", fail=False)
 skip(ret != 0, "bpftool not installed")
 base_progs = progs
 _, base_maps = bpftool("map")
+base_map_names = [
+    'pid_iter.rodata' # created on each bpftool invocation
+]
 
 # Check netdevsim
 ret, out = cmd("modprobe netdevsim", fail=False)
@@ -913,11 +912,18 @@ try:
 
     sim.tc_flush_filters()
 
+    start_test("Test TC offloads failure...")
+    sim.dfs["dev/bpf_bind_verifier_accept"] = 0
+    ret, _, err = sim.cls_bpf_add_filter(obj, verbose=True, skip_sw=True,
+                                         fail=False, include_stderr=True)
+    fail(ret == 0, "TC filter did not reject with TC offloads enabled")
+    check_verifier_log(err, "[netdevsim] Hello from netdevsim!")
+    sim.dfs["dev/bpf_bind_verifier_accept"] = 1
+
     start_test("Test TC offloads work...")
     ret, _, err = sim.cls_bpf_add_filter(obj, verbose=True, skip_sw=True,
                                          fail=False, include_stderr=True)
     fail(ret != 0, "TC filter did not load with TC offloads enabled")
-    check_verifier_log(err, "[netdevsim] Hello from netdevsim!")
 
     start_test("Test TC offload basics...")
     dfs = simdev.dfs_get_bound_progs(expected=1)
@@ -941,6 +947,7 @@ try:
     start_test("Test disabling TC offloads is rejected while filters installed...")
     ret, _ = sim.set_ethtool_tc_offloads(False, fail=False)
     fail(ret == 0, "Driver should refuse to disable TC offloads with filters installed...")
+    sim.set_ethtool_tc_offloads(True)
 
     start_test("Test qdisc removal frees things...")
     sim.tc_flush_filters()
@@ -999,18 +1006,8 @@ try:
                               fail=False, include_stderr=True)
     fail(ret == 0, "Replaced XDP program with a program in different mode")
     check_extack(err,
-                 "native and generic XDP can't be active at the same time.",
+                 "Native and generic XDP can't be active at the same time.",
                  args)
-    ret, _, err = sim.set_xdp(obj, "", force=True,
-                              fail=False, include_stderr=True)
-    fail(ret == 0, "Replaced XDP program with a program in different mode")
-    check_extack(err, "program loaded with different flags.", args)
-
-    start_test("Test XDP prog remove with bad flags...")
-    ret, _, err = sim.unset_xdp("", force=True,
-                                fail=False, include_stderr=True)
-    fail(ret == 0, "Removed program with a bad mode")
-    check_extack(err, "program loaded with different flags.", args)
 
     start_test("Test MTU restrictions...")
     ret, _ = sim.set_mtu(9000, fail=False)
@@ -1040,10 +1037,19 @@ try:
     offload = bpf_pinned("/sys/fs/bpf/offload")
     ret, _, err = sim.set_xdp(offload, "drv", fail=False, include_stderr=True)
     fail(ret == 0, "attached offloaded XDP program to drv")
-    check_extack(err, "using device-bound program without HW_MODE flag is not supported.", args)
+    check_extack(err, "Using device-bound program without HW_MODE flag is not supported.", args)
     rm("/sys/fs/bpf/offload")
     sim.wait_for_flush()
 
+    start_test("Test XDP load failure...")
+    sim.dfs["dev/bpf_bind_verifier_accept"] = 0
+    ret, _, err = bpftool_prog_load("sample_ret0.o", "/sys/fs/bpf/offload",
+                                 dev=sim['ifname'], fail=False, include_stderr=True)
+    fail(ret == 0, "verifier should fail on load")
+    check_verifier_log(err, "[netdevsim] Hello from netdevsim!")
+    sim.dfs["dev/bpf_bind_verifier_accept"] = 1
+    sim.wait_for_flush()
+
     start_test("Test XDP offload...")
     _, _, err = sim.set_xdp(obj, "offload", verbose=True, include_stderr=True)
     ipl = sim.ip_link_show(xdp=True)
@@ -1051,7 +1057,6 @@ try:
     progs = bpftool_prog_list(expected=1)
     prog = progs[0]
     fail(link_xdp["id"] != prog["id"], "Loaded program has wrong ID")
-    check_verifier_log(err, "[netdevsim] Hello from netdevsim!")
 
     start_test("Test XDP offload is device bound...")
     dfs = simdev.dfs_get_bound_progs(expected=1)