diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 80b219d27e37..c5ecb6147ea2 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8957,6 +8957,10 @@ static int convert_ctx_accesses(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 		if (is_narrower_load && size < target_size) {
 			u8 shift = bpf_ctx_narrow_access_offset(
 				off, size, size_default) * 8;
+			if (shift && cnt + 1 >= ARRAY_SIZE(insn_buf)) {
+				verbose(env, "bpf verifier narrow ctx load misconfigured\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			if (ctx_field_size <= 4) {
 				if (shift)
 					insn_buf[cnt++] = BPF_ALU32_IMM(BPF_RSH,