diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 18e673c0ac15..08a763452af3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -14148,12 +14148,6 @@ static int check_cond_jmp_op(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* check src2 operand */
-	err = check_reg_arg(env, insn->dst_reg, SRC_OP);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	dst_reg = &regs[insn->dst_reg];
 	if (BPF_SRC(insn->code) == BPF_X) {
 		if (insn->imm != 0) {
 			verbose(env, "BPF_JMP/JMP32 uses reserved fields\n");
@@ -14165,13 +14159,12 @@ static int check_cond_jmp_op(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		src_reg = &regs[insn->src_reg];
-		if (!(reg_is_pkt_pointer_any(dst_reg) && reg_is_pkt_pointer_any(src_reg)) &&
-		    is_pointer_value(env, insn->src_reg)) {
+		if (is_pointer_value(env, insn->src_reg)) {
 			verbose(env, "R%d pointer comparison prohibited\n",
 				insn->src_reg);
 			return -EACCES;
 		}
+		src_reg = &regs[insn->src_reg];
 	} else {
 		if (insn->src_reg != BPF_REG_0) {
 			verbose(env, "BPF_JMP/JMP32 uses reserved fields\n");
@@ -14179,6 +14172,12 @@ static int check_cond_jmp_op(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* check src2 operand */
+	err = check_reg_arg(env, insn->dst_reg, SRC_OP);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	dst_reg = &regs[insn->dst_reg];
 	is_jmp32 = BPF_CLASS(insn->code) == BPF_JMP32;
 
 	if (BPF_SRC(insn->code) == BPF_K) {