diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 61e51cf0a995..8e06d29961f1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -8882,7 +8882,9 @@ int __register_bpf_struct_ops(struct bpf_struct_ops *st_ops)
 
 	btf = btf_get_module_btf(st_ops->owner);
 	if (!btf)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return check_btf_kconfigs(st_ops->owner, "struct_ops");
+	if (IS_ERR(btf))
+		return PTR_ERR(btf);
 
 	log = kzalloc(sizeof(*log), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!log) {