diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index 23f73d4649c9..7bf18d92af41 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -415,17 +415,11 @@ static int htab_map_alloc_check(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	    attr->value_size == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (attr->key_size > MAX_BPF_STACK)
-		/* eBPF programs initialize keys on stack, so they cannot be
-		 * larger than max stack size
-		 */
-		return -E2BIG;
-
-	if (attr->value_size >= KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE -
-	    MAX_BPF_STACK - sizeof(struct htab_elem))
-		/* if value_size is bigger, the user space won't be able to
-		 * access the elements via bpf syscall. This check also makes
-		 * sure that the elem_size doesn't overflow and it's
+	if ((u64)attr->key_size + attr->value_size >= KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE -
+	   sizeof(struct htab_elem))
+		/* if key_size + value_size is bigger, the user space won't be
+		 * able to access the elements via bpf syscall. This check
+		 * also makes sure that the elem_size doesn't overflow and it's
 		 * kmalloc-able later in htab_map_update_elem()
 		 */
 		return -E2BIG;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/hash_large_key.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/hash_large_key.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34684c0fc76d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/hash_large_key.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include "test_hash_large_key.skel.h"
+
+void test_hash_large_key(void)
+{
+	int err, value = 21, duration = 0, hash_map_fd;
+	struct test_hash_large_key *skel;
+
+	struct bigelement {
+		int a;
+		char b[4096];
+		long long c;
+	} key;
+	bzero(&key, sizeof(key));
+
+	skel = test_hash_large_key__open_and_load();
+	if (CHECK(!skel, "skel_open_and_load", "skeleton open/load failed\n"))
+		return;
+
+	hash_map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.hash_map);
+	if (CHECK(hash_map_fd < 0, "bpf_map__fd", "failed\n"))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	err = test_hash_large_key__attach(skel);
+	if (CHECK(err, "attach_raw_tp", "err %d\n", err))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	err = bpf_map_update_elem(hash_map_fd, &key, &value, BPF_ANY);
+	if (CHECK(err, "bpf_map_update_elem", "errno=%d\n", errno))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	key.c = 1;
+	err = bpf_map_lookup_elem(hash_map_fd, &key, &value);
+	if (CHECK(err, "bpf_map_lookup_elem", "errno=%d\n", errno))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	CHECK_FAIL(value != 42);
+
+cleanup:
+	test_hash_large_key__destroy(skel);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_hash_large_key.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_hash_large_key.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..473a22794a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_hash_large_key.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
+
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
+	__uint(max_entries, 2);
+	__type(key, struct bigelement);
+	__type(value, __u32);
+} hash_map SEC(".maps");
+
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY);
+	__uint(max_entries, 1);
+	__type(key, __u32);
+	__type(value, struct bigelement);
+} key_map SEC(".maps");
+
+struct bigelement {
+	int a;
+	char b[4096];
+	long long c;
+};
+
+SEC("raw_tracepoint/sys_enter")
+int bpf_hash_large_key_test(void *ctx)
+{
+	int zero = 0, err = 1, value = 42;
+	struct bigelement *key;
+
+	key = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&key_map, &zero);
+	if (!key)
+		return 0;
+
+	key->c = 1;
+	if (bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_map, key, &value, BPF_ANY))
+		return 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
index 0d92ebcb335d..0ad3e6305ff0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
@@ -1223,9 +1223,10 @@ out_map_in_map:
 
 static void test_map_large(void)
 {
+
 	struct bigkey {
 		int a;
-		char b[116];
+		char b[4096];
 		long long c;
 	} key;
 	int fd, i, value;