diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 8f295b790297..5fcce2f4209d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -6920,7 +6920,8 @@ 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;