diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index a25730eaa148..ebd044182f8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1514,8 +1514,8 @@ int btf_distill_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
 			   struct btf_func_model *m);
 
 struct bpf_reg_state;
-int btf_check_func_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
-			     struct bpf_reg_state *regs);
+int btf_check_subprog_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
+				struct bpf_reg_state *regs);
 int btf_prepare_func_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
 			  struct bpf_reg_state *reg);
 int btf_check_type_match(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct bpf_prog *prog,
diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index 9c1b52738bbe..8a05687a4ee2 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ static inline bool btf_type_is_enum(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_ENUM;
 }
 
+static inline bool btf_type_is_scalar(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return btf_type_is_int(t) || btf_type_is_enum(t);
+}
+
 static inline bool btf_type_is_typedef(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_TYPEDEF;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 369faeddf1df..3c489adacf3b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -4377,7 +4377,7 @@ static u8 bpf_ctx_convert_map[] = {
 #undef BPF_LINK_TYPE
 
 static const struct btf_member *
-btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, struct btf *btf,
+btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
 		      const struct btf_type *t, enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 		      int arg)
 {
@@ -5362,122 +5362,135 @@ int btf_check_type_match(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct bpf_prog *pr
 	return btf_check_func_type_match(log, btf1, t1, btf2, t2);
 }
 
-/* Compare BTF of a function with given bpf_reg_state.
- * Returns:
- * EFAULT - there is a verifier bug. Abort verification.
- * EINVAL - there is a type mismatch or BTF is not available.
- * 0 - BTF matches with what bpf_reg_state expects.
- * Only PTR_TO_CTX and SCALAR_VALUE states are recognized.
- */
-int btf_check_func_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
-			     struct bpf_reg_state *regs)
+static int btf_check_func_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+				    const struct btf *btf, u32 func_id,
+				    struct bpf_reg_state *regs,
+				    bool ptr_to_mem_ok)
 {
 	struct bpf_verifier_log *log = &env->log;
-	struct bpf_prog *prog = env->prog;
-	struct btf *btf = prog->aux->btf;
-	const struct btf_param *args;
+	const char *func_name, *ref_tname;
 	const struct btf_type *t, *ref_t;
-	u32 i, nargs, btf_id, type_size;
-	const char *tname;
-	bool is_global;
-
-	if (!prog->aux->func_info)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	btf_id = prog->aux->func_info[subprog].type_id;
-	if (!btf_id)
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	if (prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	const struct btf_param *args;
+	u32 i, nargs;
 
-	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, btf_id);
+	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, func_id);
 	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t)) {
 		/* These checks were already done by the verifier while loading
 		 * struct bpf_func_info
 		 */
-		bpf_log(log, "BTF of func#%d doesn't point to KIND_FUNC\n",
-			subprog);
+		bpf_log(log, "BTF of func_id %u doesn't point to KIND_FUNC\n",
+			func_id);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-	tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
+	func_name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
 
 	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
 	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t)) {
-		bpf_log(log, "Invalid BTF of func %s\n", tname);
+		bpf_log(log, "Invalid BTF of func %s\n", func_name);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	args = (const struct btf_param *)(t + 1);
 	nargs = btf_type_vlen(t);
 	if (nargs > MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS) {
-		bpf_log(log, "Function %s has %d > %d args\n", tname, nargs,
+		bpf_log(log, "Function %s has %d > %d args\n", func_name, nargs,
 			MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS);
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	is_global = prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].linkage == BTF_FUNC_GLOBAL;
 	/* check that BTF function arguments match actual types that the
 	 * verifier sees.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
-		struct bpf_reg_state *reg = &regs[i + 1];
+		u32 regno = i + 1;
+		struct bpf_reg_state *reg = &regs[regno];
 
-		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, args[i].type);
-		while (btf_type_is_modifier(t))
-			t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
-		if (btf_type_is_int(t) || btf_type_is_enum(t)) {
+		t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, args[i].type, NULL);
+		if (btf_type_is_scalar(t)) {
 			if (reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE)
 				continue;
-			bpf_log(log, "R%d is not a scalar\n", i + 1);
-			goto out;
+			bpf_log(log, "R%d is not a scalar\n", regno);
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (btf_type_is_ptr(t)) {
+
+		if (!btf_type_is_ptr(t)) {
+			bpf_log(log, "Unrecognized arg#%d type %s\n",
+				i, btf_type_str(t));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		ref_t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, NULL);
+		ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
+		if (btf_get_prog_ctx_type(log, btf, t, env->prog->type, i)) {
 			/* If function expects ctx type in BTF check that caller
 			 * is passing PTR_TO_CTX.
 			 */
-			if (btf_get_prog_ctx_type(log, btf, t, prog->type, i)) {
-				if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
-					bpf_log(log,
-						"arg#%d expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n",
-						i, btf_kind_str[BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info)]);
-					goto out;
-				}
-				if (check_ctx_reg(env, reg, i + 1))
-					goto out;
-				continue;
+			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
+				bpf_log(log,
+					"arg#%d expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(t));
+				return -EINVAL;
 			}
+			if (check_ctx_reg(env, reg, regno))
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else if (ptr_to_mem_ok) {
+			const struct btf_type *resolve_ret;
+			u32 type_size;
 
-			if (!is_global)
-				goto out;
-
-			t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, NULL);
-
-			ref_t = btf_resolve_size(btf, t, &type_size);
-			if (IS_ERR(ref_t)) {
+			resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
+			if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
 				bpf_log(log,
-				    "arg#%d reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
-				    i, btf_type_str(t), btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off),
-					PTR_ERR(ref_t));
-				goto out;
+					"arg#%d reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname,
+					PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
+				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 
-			if (check_mem_reg(env, reg, i + 1, type_size))
-				goto out;
-
-			continue;
+			if (check_mem_reg(env, reg, regno, type_size))
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		bpf_log(log, "Unrecognized arg#%d type %s\n",
-			i, btf_kind_str[BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info)]);
-		goto out;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
-out:
+}
+
+/* Compare BTF of a function with given bpf_reg_state.
+ * Returns:
+ * EFAULT - there is a verifier bug. Abort verification.
+ * EINVAL - there is a type mismatch or BTF is not available.
+ * 0 - BTF matches with what bpf_reg_state expects.
+ * Only PTR_TO_CTX and SCALAR_VALUE states are recognized.
+ */
+int btf_check_subprog_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
+				struct bpf_reg_state *regs)
+{
+	struct bpf_prog *prog = env->prog;
+	struct btf *btf = prog->aux->btf;
+	bool is_global;
+	u32 btf_id;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!prog->aux->func_info)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	btf_id = prog->aux->func_info[subprog].type_id;
+	if (!btf_id)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	is_global = prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].linkage == BTF_FUNC_GLOBAL;
+	err = btf_check_func_arg_match(env, btf, btf_id, regs, is_global);
+
 	/* Compiler optimizations can remove arguments from static functions
 	 * or mismatched type can be passed into a global function.
 	 * In such cases mark the function as unreliable from BTF point of view.
 	 */
-	prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable = true;
-	return -EINVAL;
+	if (err)
+		prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable = true;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Convert BTF of a function into bpf_reg_state if possible
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 0cfe39023fe5..da1e53587e01 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -5365,7 +5365,7 @@ static int __check_func_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 	func_info_aux = env->prog->aux->func_info_aux;
 	if (func_info_aux)
 		is_global = func_info_aux[subprog].linkage == BTF_FUNC_GLOBAL;
-	err = btf_check_func_arg_match(env, subprog, caller->regs);
+	err = btf_check_subprog_arg_match(env, subprog, caller->regs);
 	if (err == -EFAULT)
 		return err;
 	if (is_global) {
@@ -12289,7 +12289,7 @@ static int do_check_common(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog)
 		/* 1st arg to a function */
 		regs[BPF_REG_1].type = PTR_TO_CTX;
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_1);
-		ret = btf_check_func_arg_match(env, subprog, regs);
+		ret = btf_check_subprog_arg_match(env, subprog, regs);
 		if (ret == -EFAULT)
 			/* unlikely verifier bug. abort.
 			 * ret == 0 and ret < 0 are sadly acceptable for
