diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c
index 40c261cd0af3..f98d1d4b42c3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ enum {
 	NF_BPF_CT_OPTS_SZ = 16,
 };
 
+static void *bpf_ct_opts_result(struct bpf_ct_opts *opts, u32 opts__sz, void *ret)
+{
+	if (!IS_ERR(ret))
+		return ret;
+	if (opts__sz >= offsetofend(struct bpf_ct_opts, error))
+		opts->error = PTR_ERR(ret);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static int bpf_nf_ct_tuple_parse(struct bpf_sock_tuple *bpf_tuple,
 				 u32 tuple_len, u8 protonum, u8 dir,
 				 struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple)
@@ -297,12 +306,7 @@ bpf_xdp_ct_alloc(struct xdp_md *xdp_ctx, struct bpf_sock_tuple *bpf_tuple,
 
 	nfct = __bpf_nf_ct_alloc_entry(dev_net(ctx->rxq->dev), bpf_tuple, tuple__sz,
 				       opts, opts__sz, 10);
-	if (IS_ERR(nfct)) {
-		opts->error = PTR_ERR(nfct);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return (struct nf_conn___init *)nfct;
+	return (struct nf_conn___init *)bpf_ct_opts_result(opts, opts__sz, nfct);
 }
 
 /* bpf_xdp_ct_lookup - Lookup CT entry for the given tuple, and acquire a
@@ -331,11 +335,7 @@ bpf_xdp_ct_lookup(struct xdp_md *xdp_ctx, struct bpf_sock_tuple *bpf_tuple,
 
 	caller_net = dev_net(ctx->rxq->dev);
 	nfct = __bpf_nf_ct_lookup(caller_net, bpf_tuple, tuple__sz, opts, opts__sz);
-	if (IS_ERR(nfct)) {
-		opts->error = PTR_ERR(nfct);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return nfct;
+	return bpf_ct_opts_result(opts, opts__sz, nfct);
 }
 
 /* bpf_skb_ct_alloc - Allocate a new CT entry
@@ -363,12 +363,7 @@ bpf_skb_ct_alloc(struct __sk_buff *skb_ctx, struct bpf_sock_tuple *bpf_tuple,
 
 	net = skb->dev ? dev_net(skb->dev) : sock_net(skb->sk);
 	nfct = __bpf_nf_ct_alloc_entry(net, bpf_tuple, tuple__sz, opts, opts__sz, 10);
-	if (IS_ERR(nfct)) {
-		opts->error = PTR_ERR(nfct);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return (struct nf_conn___init *)nfct;
+	return (struct nf_conn___init *)bpf_ct_opts_result(opts, opts__sz, nfct);
 }
 
 /* bpf_skb_ct_lookup - Lookup CT entry for the given tuple, and acquire a
@@ -397,11 +392,7 @@ bpf_skb_ct_lookup(struct __sk_buff *skb_ctx, struct bpf_sock_tuple *bpf_tuple,
 
 	caller_net = skb->dev ? dev_net(skb->dev) : sock_net(skb->sk);
 	nfct = __bpf_nf_ct_lookup(caller_net, bpf_tuple, tuple__sz, opts, opts__sz);
-	if (IS_ERR(nfct)) {
-		opts->error = PTR_ERR(nfct);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return nfct;
+	return bpf_ct_opts_result(opts, opts__sz, nfct);
 }
 
 /* bpf_ct_insert_entry - Add the provided entry into a CT map