diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index e0e77ffeefb81d339b801b46e8e18546b32e135f..5c64281d566ecd21c14ad78a53bcdb78b3f4c049 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4980,6 +4980,14 @@ static int check_btf_line(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			goto err_free;
 		}
 
+		if (!prog->insnsi[linfo[i].insn_off].code) {
+			verbose(env,
+				"Invalid insn code at line_info[%u].insn_off\n",
+				i);
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_free;
+		}
+
 		if (!btf_name_by_offset(btf, linfo[i].line_off) ||
 		    !btf_name_by_offset(btf, linfo[i].file_name_off)) {
 			verbose(env, "Invalid line_info[%u].line_off or .file_name_off\n", i);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
index 8024b7d4c3540561ee63357a1323a3862af52f54..8bcd380105826f6a3c7e2cf7769c451241432963 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
@@ -4253,6 +4253,33 @@ static struct prog_info_raw_test {
 	.expected_prog_load_failure = true,
 },
 
+{
+	.descr = "line_info (Zero bpf insn code)",
+	.raw_types = {
+		BTF_TYPE_INT_ENC(NAME_TBD, BTF_INT_SIGNED, 0, 32, 4),	/* [1] */
+		BTF_TYPE_INT_ENC(NAME_TBD, 0, 0, 64, 8),	/* [2] */
+		BTF_TYPEDEF_ENC(NAME_TBD, 2),			/* [3] */
+		BTF_END_RAW,
+	},
+	BTF_STR_SEC("\0int\0unsigned long\0u64\0u64 a=1;\0return a;"),
+	.insns = {
+		BPF_LD_IMM64(BPF_REG_0, 1),
+		BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	.func_info_cnt = 0,
+	.line_info = {
+		BPF_LINE_INFO_ENC(0, 0, NAME_TBD, 1, 10),
+		BPF_LINE_INFO_ENC(1, 0, 0, 2, 9),
+		BPF_LINE_INFO_ENC(2, 0, NAME_TBD, 3, 8),
+		BTF_END_RAW,
+	},
+	.line_info_rec_size = sizeof(struct bpf_line_info),
+	.nr_jited_ksyms = 1,
+	.err_str = "Invalid insn code at line_info[1]",
+	.expected_prog_load_failure = true,
+},
+
 {
 	.descr = "line_info (No subprog. zero tailing line_info",
 	.raw_types = {