diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 38a5f43e7ab3..b3219af0d7fb 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -7526,7 +7526,7 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sock_ops_load_hdr_opt_proto = {
 	.gpl_only	= false,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
 	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
-	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_WRITE,
 	.arg3_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
 	.arg4_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };