diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
index 9c96a4477f81..4c6079d2cf28 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ int bpf_selem_unlink(struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int err;
 
+	if (in_nmi())
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (unlikely(!selem_linked_to_storage_lockless(selem)))
 		/* selem has already been unlinked from sk */
 		return 0;