diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index f24d570d67ca..03b5797b8fca 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7198,7 +7198,8 @@ mark:
 }
 
 static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
-				   int access_size, bool zero_size_allowed,
+				   int access_size, enum bpf_access_type access_type,
+				   bool zero_size_allowed,
 				   struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 {
 	struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env), *reg = &regs[regno];
@@ -7210,7 +7211,7 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 		return check_packet_access(env, regno, reg->off, access_size,
 					   zero_size_allowed);
 	case PTR_TO_MAP_KEY:
-		if (meta && meta->raw_mode) {
+		if (access_type == BPF_WRITE) {
 			verbose(env, "R%d cannot write into %s\n", regno,
 				reg_type_str(env, reg->type));
 			return -EACCES;
@@ -7218,15 +7219,13 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 		return check_mem_region_access(env, regno, reg->off, access_size,
 					       reg->map_ptr->key_size, false);
 	case PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE:
-		if (check_map_access_type(env, regno, reg->off, access_size,
-					  meta && meta->raw_mode ? BPF_WRITE :
-					  BPF_READ))
+		if (check_map_access_type(env, regno, reg->off, access_size, access_type))
 			return -EACCES;
 		return check_map_access(env, regno, reg->off, access_size,
 					zero_size_allowed, ACCESS_HELPER);
 	case PTR_TO_MEM:
 		if (type_is_rdonly_mem(reg->type)) {
-			if (meta && meta->raw_mode) {
+			if (access_type == BPF_WRITE) {
 				verbose(env, "R%d cannot write into %s\n", regno,
 					reg_type_str(env, reg->type));
 				return -EACCES;
@@ -7237,7 +7236,7 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 					       zero_size_allowed);
 	case PTR_TO_BUF:
 		if (type_is_rdonly_mem(reg->type)) {
-			if (meta && meta->raw_mode) {
+			if (access_type == BPF_WRITE) {
 				verbose(env, "R%d cannot write into %s\n", regno,
 					reg_type_str(env, reg->type));
 				return -EACCES;
@@ -7265,7 +7264,6 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 		 * Dynamically check it now.
 		 */
 		if (!env->ops->convert_ctx_access) {
-			enum bpf_access_type atype = meta && meta->raw_mode ? BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ;
 			int offset = access_size - 1;
 
 			/* Allow zero-byte read from PTR_TO_CTX */
@@ -7273,7 +7271,7 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 				return zero_size_allowed ? 0 : -EACCES;
 
 			return check_mem_access(env, env->insn_idx, regno, offset, BPF_B,
-						atype, -1, false, false);
+						access_type, -1, false, false);
 		}
 
 		fallthrough;
@@ -7292,6 +7290,7 @@ static int check_helper_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 
 static int check_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			      struct bpf_reg_state *reg, u32 regno,
+			      enum bpf_access_type access_type,
 			      bool zero_size_allowed,
 			      struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 {
@@ -7307,15 +7306,12 @@ static int check_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	 */
 	meta->msize_max_value = reg->umax_value;
 
-	/* The register is SCALAR_VALUE; the access check
-	 * happens using its boundaries.
+	/* The register is SCALAR_VALUE; the access check happens using
+	 * its boundaries. For unprivileged variable accesses, disable
+	 * raw mode so that the program is required to initialize all
+	 * the memory that the helper could just partially fill up.
 	 */
 	if (!tnum_is_const(reg->var_off))
-		/* For unprivileged variable accesses, disable raw
-		 * mode so that the program is required to
-		 * initialize all the memory that the helper could
-		 * just partially fill up.
-		 */
 		meta = NULL;
 
 	if (reg->smin_value < 0) {
@@ -7335,9 +7331,8 @@ static int check_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			regno);
 		return -EACCES;
 	}
-	err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno - 1,
-				      reg->umax_value,
-				      zero_size_allowed, meta);
+	err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno - 1, reg->umax_value,
+				      access_type, zero_size_allowed, meta);
 	if (!err)
 		err = mark_chain_precision(env, regno);
 	return err;
@@ -7348,13 +7343,11 @@ int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
 {
 	bool may_be_null = type_may_be_null(reg->type);
 	struct bpf_reg_state saved_reg;
-	struct bpf_call_arg_meta meta;
 	int err;
 
 	if (register_is_null(reg))
 		return 0;
 
-	memset(&meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
 	/* Assuming that the register contains a value check if the memory
 	 * access is safe. Temporarily save and restore the register's state as
 	 * the conversion shouldn't be visible to a caller.
@@ -7364,10 +7357,8 @@ int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
 		mark_ptr_not_null_reg(reg);
 	}
 
-	err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, mem_size, true, &meta);
-	/* Check access for BPF_WRITE */
-	meta.raw_mode = true;
-	err = err ?: check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, mem_size, true, &meta);
+	err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, mem_size, BPF_READ, true, NULL);
+	err = err ?: check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, mem_size, BPF_WRITE, true, NULL);
 
 	if (may_be_null)
 		*reg = saved_reg;
@@ -7393,13 +7384,12 @@ static int check_kfunc_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg
 		mark_ptr_not_null_reg(mem_reg);
 	}
 
-	err = check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno, true, &meta);
-	/* Check access for BPF_WRITE */
-	meta.raw_mode = true;
-	err = err ?: check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno, true, &meta);
+	err = check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno, BPF_READ, true, &meta);
+	err = err ?: check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno, BPF_WRITE, true, &meta);
 
 	if (may_be_null)
 		*mem_reg = saved_reg;
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -8585,9 +8575,8 @@ skip_type_check:
 			verbose(env, "invalid map_ptr to access map->key\n");
 			return -EACCES;
 		}
-		err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno,
-					      meta->map_ptr->key_size, false,
-					      NULL);
+		err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, meta->map_ptr->key_size,
+					      BPF_READ, false, NULL);
 		break;
 	case ARG_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE:
 		if (type_may_be_null(arg_type) && register_is_null(reg))
@@ -8602,9 +8591,9 @@ skip_type_check:
 			return -EACCES;
 		}
 		meta->raw_mode = arg_type & MEM_UNINIT;
-		err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno,
-					      meta->map_ptr->value_size, false,
-					      meta);
+		err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, meta->map_ptr->value_size,
+					      arg_type & MEM_WRITE ? BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ,
+					      false, meta);
 		break;
 	case ARG_PTR_TO_PERCPU_BTF_ID:
 		if (!reg->btf_id) {
@@ -8646,7 +8635,9 @@ skip_type_check:
 		 */
 		meta->raw_mode = arg_type & MEM_UNINIT;
 		if (arg_type & MEM_FIXED_SIZE) {
-			err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, fn->arg_size[arg], false, meta);
+			err = check_helper_mem_access(env, regno, fn->arg_size[arg],
+						      arg_type & MEM_WRITE ? BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ,
+						      false, meta);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			if (arg_type & MEM_ALIGNED)
@@ -8654,10 +8645,16 @@ skip_type_check:
 		}
 		break;
 	case ARG_CONST_SIZE:
-		err = check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno, false, meta);
+		err = check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno,
+					 fn->arg_type[arg - 1] & MEM_WRITE ?
+					 BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ,
+					 false, meta);
 		break;
 	case ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO:
-		err = check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno, true, meta);
+		err = check_mem_size_reg(env, reg, regno,
+					 fn->arg_type[arg - 1] & MEM_WRITE ?
+					 BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ,
+					 true, meta);
 		break;
 	case ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR:
 		err = process_dynptr_func(env, regno, insn_idx, arg_type, 0);