diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index ebd13661933e..b0d3c2d179e4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -18006,11 +18006,12 @@ static int check_and_resolve_insns(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 		return err;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < insn_cnt; i++, insn++) {
-		if (insn->dst_reg >= MAX_BPF_REG) {
+		if (insn->dst_reg >= MAX_BPF_REG &&
+		    !is_stack_arg_st(insn) && !is_stack_arg_stx(insn)) {
 			verbose(env, "R%d is invalid\n", insn->dst_reg);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (insn->src_reg >= MAX_BPF_REG) {
+		if (insn->src_reg >= MAX_BPF_REG && !is_stack_arg_ldx(insn)) {
 			verbose(env, "R%d is invalid\n", insn->src_reg);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}