diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index d0adf5600c4d..9b4f6920f79b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7096,6 +7096,11 @@ BTF_TYPE_SAFE_TRUSTED_OR_NULL(struct socket) {
 	struct sock *sk;
 };
 
+BTF_TYPE_SAFE_TRUSTED_OR_NULL(struct vm_area_struct) {
+	struct mm_struct *vm_mm;
+	struct file *vm_file;
+};
+
 static bool type_is_rcu(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
 			const char *field_name, u32 btf_id)
@@ -7137,6 +7142,7 @@ static bool type_is_trusted_or_null(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 {
 	BTF_TYPE_EMIT(BTF_TYPE_SAFE_TRUSTED_OR_NULL(struct socket));
 	BTF_TYPE_EMIT(BTF_TYPE_SAFE_TRUSTED_OR_NULL(struct dentry));
+	BTF_TYPE_EMIT(BTF_TYPE_SAFE_TRUSTED_OR_NULL(struct vm_area_struct));
 
 	return btf_nested_type_is_trusted(&env->log, reg, field_name, btf_id,
 					  "__safe_trusted_or_null");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/lsm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/lsm.c
index 0c13b7409947..7de173daf27b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/lsm.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/lsm.c
@@ -89,14 +89,16 @@ SEC("lsm/file_mprotect")
 int BPF_PROG(test_int_hook, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	     unsigned long reqprot, unsigned long prot, int ret)
 {
-	if (ret != 0)
+	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
+
+	if (ret != 0 || !mm)
 		return ret;
 
 	__s32 pid = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid() >> 32;
 	int is_stack = 0;
 
-	is_stack = (vma->vm_start <= vma->vm_mm->start_stack &&
-		    vma->vm_end >= vma->vm_mm->start_stack);
+	is_stack = (vma->vm_start <= mm->start_stack &&
+		    vma->vm_end >= mm->start_stack);
 
 	if (is_stack && monitored_pid == pid) {
 		mprotect_count++;