diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 8fd65a0eb7f3..5189bc5ebd89 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -2719,6 +2719,7 @@ static int btf_datasec_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 	struct btf *btf = env->btf;
 	u16 i;
 
+	env->resolve_mode = RESOLVE_TBD;
 	for_each_vsi_from(i, v->next_member, v->t, vsi) {
 		u32 var_type_id = vsi->type, type_id, type_size = 0;
 		const struct btf_type *var_type = btf_type_by_id(env->btf,