diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index c6aa6912ea16..4235ac4ed1c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1891,11 +1891,6 @@ static inline bool bpf_allow_uninit_stack(void)
 	return perfmon_capable();
 }
 
-static inline bool bpf_allow_ptr_to_map_access(void)
-{
-	return perfmon_capable();
-}
-
 static inline bool bpf_bypass_spec_v1(void)
 {
 	return perfmon_capable();
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index c05aa6e1f6f5..b5090e89cb3f 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ struct bpf_verifier_env {
 	bool explore_alu_limits;
 	bool allow_ptr_leaks;
 	bool allow_uninit_stack;
-	bool allow_ptr_to_map_access;
 	bool bpf_capable;
 	bool bypass_spec_v1;
 	bool bypass_spec_v4;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 6599d25dae38..69040c09f4f5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4703,6 +4703,18 @@ static int check_ptr_to_btf_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	u32 btf_id;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!env->allow_ptr_leaks) {
+		verbose(env,
+			"'struct %s' access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n",
+			tname);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+	if (!env->prog->gpl_compatible && btf_is_kernel(reg->btf)) {
+		verbose(env,
+			"Cannot access kernel 'struct %s' from non-GPL compatible program\n",
+			tname);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (off < 0) {
 		verbose(env,
 			"R%d is ptr_%s invalid negative access: off=%d\n",
@@ -4823,9 +4835,9 @@ static int check_ptr_to_map_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	t = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, *map->ops->map_btf_id);
 	tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf_vmlinux, t->name_off);
 
-	if (!env->allow_ptr_to_map_access) {
+	if (!env->allow_ptr_leaks) {
 		verbose(env,
-			"%s access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n",
+			"'struct %s' access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n",
 			tname);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
@@ -16675,7 +16687,6 @@ int bpf_check(struct bpf_prog **prog, union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
 
 	env->allow_ptr_leaks = bpf_allow_ptr_leaks();
 	env->allow_uninit_stack = bpf_allow_uninit_stack();
-	env->allow_ptr_to_map_access = bpf_allow_ptr_to_map_access();
 	env->bypass_spec_v1 = bpf_bypass_spec_v1();
 	env->bypass_spec_v4 = bpf_bypass_spec_v4();
 	env->bpf_capable = bpf_capable();
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_type_tag_percpu.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_type_tag_percpu.c
index 8feddb8289cf..38f78d9345de 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_type_tag_percpu.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_type_tag_percpu.c
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ int BPF_PROG(test_percpu_helper, struct cgroup *cgrp, const char *path)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/map_ptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/map_ptr.c
index 1f82021429bf..17ee84dc7766 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/map_ptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/map_ptr.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	},
 	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 1 },
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
-	.errstr_unpriv = "bpf_array access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
+	.errstr_unpriv = "access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
 	.result = REJECT,
 	.errstr = "R1 is bpf_array invalid negative access: off=-8",
 },
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	},
 	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 3 },
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
-	.errstr_unpriv = "bpf_array access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
+	.errstr_unpriv = "access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
 	.result = REJECT,
 	.errstr = "only read from bpf_array is supported",
 },
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	},
 	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 1 },
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
-	.errstr_unpriv = "bpf_array access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
+	.errstr_unpriv = "access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
 	.result = REJECT,
 	.errstr = "cannot access ptr member ops with moff 0 in struct bpf_map with off 1 size 4",
 	.flags = F_NEEDS_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	},
 	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 1 },
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
-	.errstr_unpriv = "bpf_array access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
+	.errstr_unpriv = "access is allowed only to CAP_PERFMON and CAP_SYS_ADMIN",
 	.result = ACCEPT,
 	.retval = 1,
 },
