diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index ed9a96ad7b5b..d95975cbcc19 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ static bool reg_type_not_null(enum bpf_reg_type type)
 		type == PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK ||
 		type == PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE ||
 		type == PTR_TO_MAP_KEY ||
-		type == PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON;
+		type == PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON ||
+		type == PTR_TO_MEM;
 }
 
 static bool type_is_ptr_alloc_obj(u32 type)