diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 4d81be2d07390bc71f7d479fc19c4f7d5176879e..bcb42aaf1b3ae5ce4a3845a626c42854e236a3e9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -6035,7 +6035,8 @@ static int fixup_bpf_calls(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			u32 off_reg;
 
 			aux = &env->insn_aux_data[i + delta];
-			if (!aux->alu_state)
+			if (!aux->alu_state ||
+			    aux->alu_state == BPF_ALU_NON_POINTER)
 				continue;
 
 			isneg = aux->alu_state & BPF_ALU_NEG_VALUE;