diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_kern.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_kern.c
index 411fdb21f8bc..c616508befb9 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_kern.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_kern.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #define ICMP_TOOBIG_SIZE 98
 #define ICMP_TOOBIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE 92
 
+/* volatile to prevent compiler optimizations */
+static volatile __u32 max_pcktsz = MAX_PCKT_SIZE;
+
 struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") icmpcnt = {
 	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
 	.key_size = sizeof(__u32),
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ static __always_inline int send_icmp4_too_big(struct xdp_md *xdp)
 	orig_iph = data + off;
 	icmp_hdr->type = ICMP_DEST_UNREACH;
 	icmp_hdr->code = ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED;
-	icmp_hdr->un.frag.mtu = htons(MAX_PCKT_SIZE-sizeof(struct ethhdr));
+	icmp_hdr->un.frag.mtu = htons(max_pcktsz - sizeof(struct ethhdr));
 	icmp_hdr->checksum = 0;
 	ipv4_csum(icmp_hdr, ICMP_TOOBIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE, &csum);
 	icmp_hdr->checksum = csum;
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ static __always_inline int handle_ipv4(struct xdp_md *xdp)
 	int pckt_size = data_end - data;
 	int offset;
 
-	if (pckt_size > MAX_PCKT_SIZE) {
+	if (pckt_size > max(max_pcktsz, ICMP_TOOBIG_SIZE)) {
 		offset = pckt_size - ICMP_TOOBIG_SIZE;
 		if (bpf_xdp_adjust_tail(xdp, 0 - offset))
 			return XDP_PASS;
diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_user.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_user.c
index a3596b617c4c..d86e9ad0356b 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_user.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "libbpf.h"
 
 #define STATS_INTERVAL_S 2U
+#define MAX_PCKT_SIZE 600
 
 static int ifindex = -1;
 static __u32 xdp_flags = XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ static void usage(const char *cmd)
 	printf("Usage: %s [...]\n", cmd);
 	printf("    -i <ifname|ifindex> Interface\n");
 	printf("    -T <stop-after-X-seconds> Default: 0 (forever)\n");
+	printf("    -P <MAX_PCKT_SIZE> Default: %u\n", MAX_PCKT_SIZE);
 	printf("    -S use skb-mode\n");
 	printf("    -N enforce native mode\n");
 	printf("    -F force loading prog\n");
@@ -85,13 +87,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		.prog_type	= BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP,
 	};
 	unsigned char opt_flags[256] = {};
-	const char *optstr = "i:T:SNFh";
+	const char *optstr = "i:T:P:SNFh";
 	struct bpf_prog_info info = {};
 	__u32 info_len = sizeof(info);
 	unsigned int kill_after_s = 0;
 	int i, prog_fd, map_fd, opt;
 	struct bpf_object *obj;
-	struct bpf_map *map;
+	__u32 max_pckt_size = 0;
+	__u32 key = 0;
 	char filename[256];
 	int err;
 
@@ -110,6 +113,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'T':
 			kill_after_s = atoi(optarg);
 			break;
+		case 'P':
+			max_pckt_size = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
 		case 'S':
 			xdp_flags |= XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE;
 			break;
@@ -150,15 +156,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (bpf_prog_load_xattr(&prog_load_attr, &obj, &prog_fd))
 		return 1;
 
-	map = bpf_map__next(NULL, obj);
-	if (!map) {
-		printf("finding a map in obj file failed\n");
-		return 1;
+	/* static global var 'max_pcktsz' is accessible from .data section */
+	if (max_pckt_size) {
+		map_fd = bpf_object__find_map_fd_by_name(obj, "xdp_adju.data");
+		if (map_fd < 0) {
+			printf("finding a max_pcktsz map in obj file failed\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd, &key, &max_pckt_size, BPF_ANY);
 	}
-	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(map);
 
-	if (!prog_fd) {
-		printf("load_bpf_file: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+	/* fetch icmpcnt map */
+	map_fd = bpf_object__find_map_fd_by_name(obj, "icmpcnt");
+	if (map_fd < 0) {
+		printf("finding a icmpcnt map in obj file failed\n");
 		return 1;
 	}