diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 14ad7c6e806ab3650edd1860f587d9c2af1af8ab..46ff4e5b3fb7d5291afb33e6d8b676a99a55c796 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -795,6 +795,11 @@ static int check_stack_read(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		if (value_regno >= 0) {
 			/* restore register state from stack */
 			state->regs[value_regno] = state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr;
+			/* mark reg as written since spilled pointer state likely
+			 * has its liveness marks cleared by is_state_visited()
+			 * which resets stack/reg liveness for state transitions
+			 */
+			state->regs[value_regno].live |= REG_LIVE_WRITTEN;
 			mark_stack_slot_read(state, spi);
 		}
 		return 0;