diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 1a5c389b951a..b53ee72a7d72 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2324,6 +2324,13 @@ static void __update_reg_bounds(struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
 /* Uses signed min/max values to inform unsigned, and vice-versa */
 static void __reg32_deduce_bounds(struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
 {
+	/* if u32 range forms a valid s32 range (due to matching sign bit),
+	 * try to learn from that
+	 */
+	if ((s32)reg->u32_min_value <= (s32)reg->u32_max_value) {
+		reg->s32_min_value = max_t(s32, reg->s32_min_value, reg->u32_min_value);
+		reg->s32_max_value = min_t(s32, reg->s32_max_value, reg->u32_max_value);
+	}
 	/* Learn sign from signed bounds.
 	 * If we cannot cross the sign boundary, then signed and unsigned bounds
 	 * are the same, so combine.  This works even in the negative case, e.g.