diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
index 29faaec942c6..aa59944bcace 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ check_error 'p vfs_read ^%none_reg'	# BAD_REG_NAME
 check_error 'p vfs_read ^@12345678abcde'	# BAD_MEM_ADDR
 check_error 'p vfs_read ^@+10'		# FILE_ON_KPROBE
 
+grep -q "imm-value" README && \
+check_error 'p vfs_read arg1=\^x'	# BAD_IMM
+grep -q "imm-string" README && \
+check_error 'p vfs_read arg1=\"abcd^'	# IMMSTR_NO_CLOSE
+
 check_error 'p vfs_read ^+0@0)'		# DEREF_NEED_BRACE
 check_error 'p vfs_read ^+0ab1(@0)'	# BAD_DEREF_OFFS
 check_error 'p vfs_read +0(+0(@0^)'	# DEREF_OPEN_BRACE