diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index a7901ed358a0..396c4c66932f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -16238,6 +16238,9 @@ static bool func_states_equal(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_stat
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (old->callback_depth > cur->callback_depth)
+		return false;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BPF_REG; i++)
 		if (!regsafe(env, &old->regs[i], &cur->regs[i],
 			     &env->idmap_scratch, exact))