diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 0c2fa93bd8d2..1f9369b677fe 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -4468,6 +4468,7 @@ btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
 	if (!ctx_struct)
 		/* should not happen */
 		return NULL;
+again:
 	ctx_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf_vmlinux, ctx_struct->name_off);
 	if (!ctx_tname) {
 		/* should not happen */
@@ -4481,8 +4482,16 @@ btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
 	 * int socket_filter_bpf_prog(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 	 * { // no fields of skb are ever used }
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(ctx_tname, tname))
-		return NULL;
+	if (strcmp(ctx_tname, tname)) {
+		/* bpf_user_pt_regs_t is a typedef, so resolve it to
+		 * underlying struct and check name again
+		 */
+		if (!btf_type_is_modifier(ctx_struct))
+			return NULL;
+		while (btf_type_is_modifier(ctx_struct))
+			ctx_struct = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, ctx_struct->type);
+		goto again;
+	}
 	return ctx_type;
 }