diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 3ee28ae02cc89cb0c0d3b2a9ca112c1edfda2e96..2081a4d3d9171f5323a077a1f3a9805223e715be 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1341,6 +1341,10 @@ config SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_ALLOW
 config HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM
 	bool
 
+# interpreter that classic socket filters depend on
+config BPF
+	bool
+
 menuconfig EXPERT
 	bool "Configure standard kernel features (expert users)"
 	# Unhide debug options, to make the on-by-default options visible
@@ -1521,6 +1525,16 @@ config EVENTFD
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+# syscall, maps, verifier
+config BPF_SYSCALL
+	bool "Enable bpf() system call" if EXPERT
+	select ANON_INODES
+	select BPF
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable the bpf() system call that allows to manipulate eBPF
+	  programs and maps via file descriptors.
+
 config SHMEM
 	bool "Use full shmem filesystem" if EXPERT
 	default y
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index dc5c77544fd69f6924adc25c3f4a8d3530708392..17ea6d4a9a247ce261f8ae22a3f07f0bb80393e1 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RING_BUFFER) += trace/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS) += trace/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRQ_WORK) += irq_work.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_PM) += cpu_pm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET) += bpf/
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPF) += bpf/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += events/
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
index 45427239f375c564049951e00e3925aacff8bc3f..0daf7f6ae7df565c43273b8fb3a553bc1ffdd622 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-obj-y := core.o syscall.o verifier.o
-
+obj-y := core.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += syscall.o verifier.o
 ifdef CONFIG_TEST_BPF
-obj-y += test_stub.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += test_stub.o
 endif
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index f0c30c59b31755ff1e124e0a5a0aaa0e356efc9e..d6594e457a25af32e41a4b46a00a43ddf0a2c46b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -655,3 +655,12 @@ void bpf_prog_free(struct bpf_prog *fp)
 	schedule_work(&aux->work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpf_prog_free);
+
+/* To execute LD_ABS/LD_IND instructions __bpf_prog_run() may call
+ * skb_copy_bits(), so provide a weak definition of it for NET-less config.
+ */
+int __weak skb_copy_bits(const struct sk_buff *skb, int offset, void *to,
+			 int len)
+{
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 6272420a721b0f01e15ffc572251a8f0794d5d8f..99815b5454bf4d68fdc36153951e434f7219b4d0 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ menuconfig NET
 	bool "Networking support"
 	select NLATTR
 	select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
-	select ANON_INODES
+	select BPF
 	---help---
 	  Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
 	  The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even