diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index efb75eed2e35..21131ec25f24 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -7924,6 +7924,8 @@ bool bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(enum bpf_func_id func_id)
 	case BPF_FUNC_xdp_adjust_head:
 	case BPF_FUNC_xdp_adjust_meta:
 	case BPF_FUNC_xdp_adjust_tail:
+	/* tail-called program could call any of the above */
+	case BPF_FUNC_tail_call:
 		return true;
 	default:
 		return false;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tc_bpf2bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tc_bpf2bpf.c
index d1a57f7d09bd..fe6249d99b31 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tc_bpf2bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/tc_bpf2bpf.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ int subprog_tc(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 
 	__sink(skb);
 	__sink(ret);
+	/* let verifier know that 'subprog_tc' can change pointers to skb->data */
+	bpf_skb_change_proto(skb, 0, 0);
 	return ret;
 }