diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 2ef00f9b94fe..ee63f27aa5e4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -20998,7 +20998,8 @@ static int do_check_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, bool *do_print_state)
 
 			if (env->cur_state->active_locks) {
 				if ((insn->src_reg == BPF_REG_0 &&
-				     insn->imm != BPF_FUNC_spin_unlock) ||
+				     insn->imm != BPF_FUNC_spin_unlock &&
+				     insn->imm != BPF_FUNC_kptr_xchg) ||
 				    (insn->src_reg == BPF_PSEUDO_KFUNC_CALL &&
 				     (insn->off != 0 || !kfunc_spin_allowed(insn->imm)))) {
 					verbose(env,