diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index ef380e546952..f7725cb6e564 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -7122,6 +7122,8 @@ int btf_prepare_func_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog)
 	args = (const struct btf_param *)(t + 1);
 	nargs = btf_type_vlen(t);
 	if (nargs > MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS) {
+		if (!is_global)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		bpf_log(log, "Global function %s() with %d > %d args. Buggy compiler.\n",
 			tname, nargs, MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -7131,6 +7133,8 @@ int btf_prepare_func_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog)
 	while (btf_type_is_modifier(t))
 		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
 	if (!btf_type_is_int(t) && !btf_is_any_enum(t)) {
+		if (!is_global)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		bpf_log(log,
 			"Global function %s() doesn't return scalar. Only those are supported.\n",
 			tname);
@@ -7251,6 +7255,8 @@ skip_pointer:
 			sub->args[i].arg_type = ARG_ANYTHING;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (!is_global)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		bpf_log(log, "Arg#%d type %s in %s() is not supported yet.\n",
 			i, btf_type_str(t), tname);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index a0b8e400b3df..64fa188d00ad 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8242,6 +8242,7 @@ found:
 	switch ((int)reg->type) {
 	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
 	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_TRUSTED:
+	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_TRUSTED | PTR_MAYBE_NULL:
 	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID | MEM_RCU:
 	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_MAYBE_NULL:
 	case PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_MAYBE_NULL | MEM_RCU:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_ptr_args.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_ptr_args.c
index 484d6262363f..4ab0ef18d7eb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_ptr_args.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_ptr_args.c
@@ -19,15 +19,41 @@ __weak int subprog_trusted_task_nullable(struct task_struct *task __arg_trusted
 	return task->pid + task->tgid;
 }
 
-SEC("?kprobe")
+__weak int subprog_trusted_task_nullable_extra_layer(struct task_struct *task __arg_trusted __arg_nullable)
+{
+	return subprog_trusted_task_nullable(task) + subprog_trusted_task_nullable(NULL);
+}
+
+SEC("?tp_btf/task_newtask")
 __success __log_level(2)
 __msg("Validating subprog_trusted_task_nullable() func#1...")
 __msg(": R1=trusted_ptr_or_null_task_struct(")
 int trusted_task_arg_nullable(void *ctx)
 {
-	struct task_struct *t = bpf_get_current_task_btf();
+	struct task_struct *t1 = bpf_get_current_task_btf();
+	struct task_struct *t2 = bpf_task_acquire(t1);
+	int res = 0;
 
-	return subprog_trusted_task_nullable(t) + subprog_trusted_task_nullable(NULL);
+	/* known NULL */
+	res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable(NULL);
+
+	/* known non-NULL */
+	res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable(t1);
+	res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable_extra_layer(t1);
+
+	/* unknown if NULL or not */
+	res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable(t2);
+	res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable_extra_layer(t2);
+
+	if (t2) {
+		/* known non-NULL after explicit NULL check, just in case */
+		res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable(t2);
+		res += subprog_trusted_task_nullable_extra_layer(t2);
+
+		bpf_task_release(t2);
+	}
+
+	return res;
 }
 
 __weak int subprog_trusted_task_nonnull(struct task_struct *task __arg_trusted)