diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index b7dbf3d9b5c0..e57af902560c 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ enum bpf_arg_type {
 
 	ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,		/* pointer to context */
 	ARG_ANYTHING,		/* any (initialized) argument is ok */
+	ARG_SCALAR,		/* scalar argument */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_SPIN_LOCK,	/* pointer to bpf_spin_lock */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON,	/* pointer to sock_common */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET,	/* pointer to bpf_sock (fullsock) */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c
index 14a5fdfa0421..b40eb404adab 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_loop_proto = {
 	.func		= bpf_loop,
 	.gpl_only	= false,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
-	.arg1_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_SCALAR,
 	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_FUNC,
 	.arg3_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_STACK_OR_NULL,
 	.arg4_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 1c3039f3fc32..4638a2f85d0f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8211,6 +8211,7 @@ static const struct bpf_reg_types *compatible_reg_types[__BPF_ARG_TYPE_MAX] = {
 	[ARG_MEM_SIZE]			= &scalar_types,
 	[ARG_MEM_SIZE_OR_ZERO]		= &scalar_types,
 	[ARG_CONST_ALLOC_SIZE_OR_ZERO]	= &scalar_types,
+	[ARG_SCALAR]			= &scalar_types,
 	[ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR]		= &const_map_ptr_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_CTX]		= &context_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON]	= &sock_types,