test_attach_api("/proc/self/exe", NULL, &opts);
 }
 
+static void test_attach_api_fails(void)
+{
+       LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts);
+       const char *path = "/proc/self/exe";
+       struct uprobe_multi *skel = NULL;
+       unsigned long offset = 0;
+       int link_fd = -1;
+
+       skel = uprobe_multi__open_and_load();
+       if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "uprobe_multi__open_and_load"))
+               goto cleanup;
+
+       /* abnormal cnt */
+       opts.uprobe_multi.path = path;
+       opts.uprobe_multi.offsets = &offset;
+       opts.uprobe_multi.cnt = INT_MAX;
+       link_fd = bpf_link_create(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.uprobe), 0,
+                                 BPF_TRACE_UPROBE_MULTI, &opts);
+       if (!ASSERT_ERR(link_fd, "link_fd"))
+               goto cleanup;
+       if (!ASSERT_EQ(link_fd, -E2BIG, "big cnt"))
+               goto cleanup;
+cleanup:
+       if (link_fd >= 0)
+               close(link_fd);
+       uprobe_multi__destroy(skel);
+}
+
 static void __test_link_api(struct child *child)
 {
        int prog_fd, link1_fd = -1, link2_fd = -1, link3_fd = -1, link4_fd = -1;
        free(offsets);
 }
 
-void test_link_api(void)
+static void test_link_api(void)
 {
        struct child *child;
 
                test_bench_attach_uprobe();
        if (test__start_subtest("bench_usdt"))
                test_bench_attach_usdt();
+       if (test__start_subtest("attach_api_fails"))
+               test_attach_api_fails();
 }