diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 001ac53825da..9217e0f87cb5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -19559,13 +19559,25 @@ int bpf_check_attach_btf_id_multi(struct btf *btf, struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 bt
 
 struct btf *bpf_get_btf_vmlinux(void)
 {
-	if (!btf_vmlinux && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF)) {
+	/* Pairs with the smp_store_release() on the parse path below. */
+	struct btf *btf = smp_load_acquire(&btf_vmlinux);
+
+	if (!btf && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF)) {
 		mutex_lock(&bpf_verifier_lock);
-		if (!btf_vmlinux)
-			btf_vmlinux = btf_parse_vmlinux();
+		btf = btf_vmlinux;
+		if (!btf) {
+			btf = btf_parse_vmlinux();
+			/*
+			 * Order the parsed BTF contents and the globals the
+			 * parse populated (e.g. bpf_ctx_convert.t) before
+			 * the pointer publication. Pairs with the acquire
+			 * on the lockless fast path above.
+			 */
+			smp_store_release(&btf_vmlinux, btf);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&bpf_verifier_lock);
 	}
-	return btf_vmlinux;
+	return btf;
 }
 
 /*