diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 538129ed2418..94d43612d211 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -5871,6 +5871,7 @@ static int btf_check_all_metas(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 	struct btf *btf = env->btf;
 	struct btf_header *hdr;
 	void *cur, *end;
+	int err;
 
 	hdr = &btf->hdr;
 	cur = btf->nohdr_data + hdr->type_off;
@@ -5885,7 +5886,10 @@ static int btf_check_all_metas(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 		if (meta_size < 0)
 			return meta_size;
 
-		btf_add_type(env, t);
+		err = btf_add_type(env, t);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		cur += meta_size;
 		env->log_type_id++;
 	}