diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7d38b2343ad4..ddaf09db1175 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -17703,8 +17703,7 @@ process_bpf_exit_full:
 					return -EINVAL;
 				}
 
-				if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_lock &&
-				    !in_rbtree_lock_required_cb(env)) {
+				if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_lock && !env->cur_state->curframe) {
 					verbose(env, "bpf_rcu_read_unlock is missing\n");
 					return -EINVAL;
 				}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rcu_read_lock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rcu_read_lock.c
index 3f1f58d3a729..a1f7e7378a64 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rcu_read_lock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/rcu_read_lock.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ static void test_success(void)
 	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.non_sleepable_1, true);
 	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.non_sleepable_2, true);
 	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.task_trusted_non_rcuptr, true);
+	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.rcu_read_lock_subprog, true);
+	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.rcu_read_lock_global_subprog, true);
+	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.rcu_read_lock_subprog_lock, true);
+	bpf_program__set_autoload(skel->progs.rcu_read_lock_subprog_unlock, true);
 	err = rcu_read_lock__load(skel);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "skel_load"))
 		goto out;
@@ -75,6 +79,8 @@ static const char * const inproper_region_tests[] = {
 	"inproper_sleepable_helper",
 	"inproper_sleepable_kfunc",
 	"nested_rcu_region",
+	"rcu_read_lock_global_subprog_lock",
+	"rcu_read_lock_global_subprog_unlock",
 };
 
 static void test_inproper_region(void)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/rcu_read_lock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/rcu_read_lock.c
index 14fb01437fb8..ab3a532b7dd6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/rcu_read_lock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/rcu_read_lock.c
@@ -319,3 +319,123 @@ int cross_rcu_region(void *ctx)
 	bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
+
+__noinline
+static int static_subprog(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	if (bpf_get_prandom_u32())
+		return ret + 42;
+	return ret + bpf_get_prandom_u32();
+}
+
+__noinline
+int global_subprog(u64 a)
+{
+	volatile int ret = a;
+
+	return ret + static_subprog(NULL);
+}
+
+__noinline
+static int static_subprog_lock(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+	if (bpf_get_prandom_u32())
+		return ret + 42;
+	return ret + bpf_get_prandom_u32();
+}
+
+__noinline
+int global_subprog_lock(u64 a)
+{
+	volatile int ret = a;
+
+	return ret + static_subprog_lock(NULL);
+}
+
+__noinline
+static int static_subprog_unlock(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (bpf_get_prandom_u32())
+		return ret + 42;
+	return ret + bpf_get_prandom_u32();
+}
+
+__noinline
+int global_subprog_unlock(u64 a)
+{
+	volatile int ret = a;
+
+	return ret + static_subprog_unlock(NULL);
+}
+
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int rcu_read_lock_subprog(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+	if (bpf_get_prandom_u32())
+		ret += static_subprog(ctx);
+	bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int rcu_read_lock_global_subprog(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+	if (bpf_get_prandom_u32())
+		ret += global_subprog(ret);
+	bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int rcu_read_lock_subprog_lock(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	ret += static_subprog_lock(ctx);
+	bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int rcu_read_lock_global_subprog_lock(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	ret += global_subprog_lock(ret);
+	bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int rcu_read_lock_subprog_unlock(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+	ret += static_subprog_unlock(ctx);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+int rcu_read_lock_global_subprog_unlock(void *ctx)
+{
+	volatile int ret = 0;
+
+	bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+	ret += global_subprog_unlock(ret);
+	return 0;
+}