diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 6e7e57360b81..58e34ff81197 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -3205,6 +3205,10 @@ static int bpf_tracing_prog_attach(struct bpf_prog *prog,
 	 *
 	 * - if prog->aux->dst_trampoline and tgt_prog is NULL, the program
 	 *   was detached and is going for re-attachment.
+	 *
+	 * - if prog->aux->dst_trampoline is NULL and tgt_prog and prog->aux->attach_btf
+	 *   are NULL, then program was already attached and user did not provide
+	 *   tgt_prog_fd so we have no way to find out or create trampoline
 	 */
 	if (!prog->aux->dst_trampoline && !tgt_prog) {
 		/*
@@ -3218,6 +3222,11 @@ static int bpf_tracing_prog_attach(struct bpf_prog *prog,
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
+		/* We can allow re-attach only if we have valid attach_btf. */
+		if (!prog->aux->attach_btf) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
 		btf_id = prog->aux->attach_btf_id;
 		key = bpf_trampoline_compute_key(NULL, prog->aux->attach_btf, btf_id);
 	}