diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index 0ea0d50a7c16..83b416af4da1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_patch_insn_single(struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 off,
 
 int bpf_remove_insns(struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 off, u32 cnt)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	/* Branch offsets can't overflow when program is shrinking, no need
 	 * to call bpf_adj_branches(..., true) here
 	 */
@@ -530,7 +532,9 @@ int bpf_remove_insns(struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 off, u32 cnt)
 		sizeof(struct bpf_insn) * (prog->len - off - cnt));
 	prog->len -= cnt;
 
-	return WARN_ON_ONCE(bpf_adj_branches(prog, off, off + cnt, off, false));
+	err = bpf_adj_branches(prog, off, off + cnt, off, false);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(err);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void bpf_prog_kallsyms_del_subprogs(struct bpf_prog *fp)