diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 30da34d..a0e9192 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4048,27 +4048,9 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
 				goto err_type;
 		}
 	} else if (arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID) {
-		const u32 *btf_id = fn->arg_btf_id[arg];
-
 		expected_type = PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
 		if (type != expected_type)
 			goto err_type;
-
-		if (!btf_id) {
-			verbose(env, "verifier internal error: missing BTF ID\n");
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-
-		if (!btf_struct_ids_match(&env->log, reg->off, reg->btf_id, *btf_id)) {
-			verbose(env, "R%d is of type %s but %s is expected\n",
-				regno, kernel_type_name(reg->btf_id), kernel_type_name(*btf_id));
-			return -EACCES;
-		}
-		if (!tnum_is_const(reg->var_off) || reg->var_off.value) {
-			verbose(env, "R%d is a pointer to in-kernel struct with non-zero offset\n",
-				regno);
-			return -EACCES;
-		}
 	} else if (arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_SPIN_LOCK) {
 		if (meta->func_id == BPF_FUNC_spin_lock) {
 			if (process_spin_lock(env, regno, true))
@@ -4123,6 +4105,26 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	if (type == PTR_TO_BTF_ID) {
+		const u32 *btf_id = fn->arg_btf_id[arg];
+
+		if (!btf_id) {
+			verbose(env, "verifier internal error: missing BTF ID\n");
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+
+		if (!btf_struct_ids_match(&env->log, reg->off, reg->btf_id, *btf_id)) {
+			verbose(env, "R%d is of type %s but %s is expected\n",
+				regno, kernel_type_name(reg->btf_id), kernel_type_name(*btf_id));
+			return -EACCES;
+		}
+		if (!tnum_is_const(reg->var_off) || reg->var_off.value) {
+			verbose(env, "R%d is a pointer to in-kernel struct with non-zero offset\n",
+				regno);
+			return -EACCES;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (arg_type == ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR) {
 		/* bpf_map_xxx(map_ptr) call: remember that map_ptr */
 		meta->map_ptr = reg->map_ptr;