diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index b0d063972091..202eb5155edc 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -382,17 +382,22 @@ enum bpf_return_type {
 	RET_INTEGER,			/* function returns integer */
 	RET_VOID,			/* function doesn't return anything */
 	RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE,		/* returns a pointer to map elem value */
-	RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to map elem value or NULL */
-	RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a socket or NULL */
-	RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a tcp_sock or NULL */
-	RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a sock_common or NULL */
-	RET_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory or NULL */
-	RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a btf_id or NULL */
-	RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID_OR_NULL, /* returns a pointer to a valid memory or a btf_id or NULL */
+	RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET,		/* returns a pointer to a socket */
+	RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK,		/* returns a pointer to a tcp_sock */
+	RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON,		/* returns a pointer to a sock_common */
+	RET_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM,		/* returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory */
 	RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID,	/* returns a pointer to a valid memory or a btf_id */
 	RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID,		/* returns a pointer to a btf_id */
 	__BPF_RET_TYPE_MAX,
 
+	/* Extended ret_types. */
+	RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL | RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE,
+	RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL | RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET,
+	RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL | RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK,
+	RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL | RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON,
+	RET_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM_OR_NULL	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL | RET_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM,
+	RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL	= PTR_MAYBE_NULL | RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID,
+
 	/* This must be the last entry. Its purpose is to ensure the enum is
 	 * wide enough to hold the higher bits reserved for bpf_type_flag.
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 1ffd469c217f..293d9314ec7f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ BPF_CALL_2(bpf_per_cpu_ptr, const void *, ptr, u32, cpu)
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_per_cpu_ptr_proto = {
 	.func		= bpf_per_cpu_ptr,
 	.gpl_only	= false,
-	.ret_type	= RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID_OR_NULL,
+	.ret_type	= RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID | PTR_MAYBE_NULL,
 	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_PERCPU_BTF_ID,
 	.arg2_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b8fa88266af7..253de4a99ba5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -6370,6 +6370,7 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 			     int *insn_idx_p)
 {
 	const struct bpf_func_proto *fn = NULL;
+	enum bpf_return_type ret_type;
 	struct bpf_reg_state *regs;
 	struct bpf_call_arg_meta meta;
 	int insn_idx = *insn_idx_p;
@@ -6510,13 +6511,13 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 	regs[BPF_REG_0].subreg_def = DEF_NOT_SUBREG;
 
 	/* update return register (already marked as written above) */
-	if (fn->ret_type == RET_INTEGER) {
+	ret_type = fn->ret_type;
+	if (ret_type == RET_INTEGER) {
 		/* sets type to SCALAR_VALUE */
 		mark_reg_unknown(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_VOID) {
+	} else if (ret_type == RET_VOID) {
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = NOT_INIT;
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL ||
-		   fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
 		/* There is no offset yet applied, variable or fixed */
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		/* remember map_ptr, so that check_map_access()
@@ -6530,28 +6531,27 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 		}
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].map_ptr = meta.map_ptr;
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].map_uid = meta.map_uid;
-		if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
+		if (type_may_be_null(ret_type)) {
+			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL;
+		} else {
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE;
 			if (map_value_has_spin_lock(meta.map_ptr))
 				regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
-		} else {
-			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL;
 		}
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET) {
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL;
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON) {
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL;
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK) {
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL;
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM_OR_NULL) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM) {
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL;
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].mem_size = meta.mem_size;
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID_OR_NULL ||
-		   fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID) {
 		const struct btf_type *t;
 
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
@@ -6570,28 +6570,28 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].type =
-				fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID ?
-				PTR_TO_MEM : PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL;
+				(ret_type & PTR_MAYBE_NULL) ?
+				PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL : PTR_TO_MEM;
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].mem_size = tsize;
 		} else {
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].type =
-				fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_BTF_ID ?
-				PTR_TO_BTF_ID : PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL;
+				(ret_type & PTR_MAYBE_NULL) ?
+				PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL : PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].btf = meta.ret_btf;
 			regs[BPF_REG_0].btf_id = meta.ret_btf_id;
 		}
-	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL ||
-		   fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID) {
+	} else if (base_type(ret_type) == RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID) {
 		int ret_btf_id;
 
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
-		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_BTF_ID ?
-						     PTR_TO_BTF_ID :
-						     PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL;
+		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = (ret_type & PTR_MAYBE_NULL) ?
+						     PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL :
+						     PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
 		ret_btf_id = *fn->ret_btf_id;
 		if (ret_btf_id == 0) {
-			verbose(env, "invalid return type %d of func %s#%d\n",
-				fn->ret_type, func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
+			verbose(env, "invalid return type %lu of func %s#%d\n",
+				base_type(ret_type), func_id_name(func_id),
+				func_id);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		/* current BPF helper definitions are only coming from
@@ -6600,8 +6600,8 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].btf = btf_vmlinux;
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].btf_id = ret_btf_id;
 	} else {
-		verbose(env, "unknown return type %d of func %s#%d\n",
-			fn->ret_type, func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
+		verbose(env, "unknown return type %lu of func %s#%d\n",
+			base_type(ret_type), func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
