diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 0a7238125e1a..8fddf0eea9bf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -109,37 +109,6 @@ const struct bpf_map_ops bpf_map_offload_ops = {
 	.map_mem_usage = bpf_map_offload_map_mem_usage,
 };
 
-static struct bpf_map *find_and_alloc_map(union bpf_attr *attr)
-{
-	const struct bpf_map_ops *ops;
-	u32 type = attr->map_type;
-	struct bpf_map *map;
-	int err;
-
-	if (type >= ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_map_types))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	type = array_index_nospec(type, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_map_types));
-	ops = bpf_map_types[type];
-	if (!ops)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
-	if (ops->map_alloc_check) {
-		err = ops->map_alloc_check(attr);
-		if (err)
-			return ERR_PTR(err);
-	}
-	if (attr->map_ifindex)
-		ops = &bpf_map_offload_ops;
-	if (!ops->map_mem_usage)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	map = ops->map_alloc(attr);
-	if (IS_ERR(map))
-		return map;
-	map->ops = ops;
-	map->map_type = type;
-	return map;
-}
-
 static void bpf_map_write_active_inc(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	atomic64_inc(&map->writecnt);
@@ -1127,7 +1096,9 @@ free_map_tab:
 /* called via syscall */
 static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
+	const struct bpf_map_ops *ops;
 	int numa_node = bpf_map_attr_numa_node(attr);
+	u32 map_type = attr->map_type;
 	struct bpf_map *map;
 	int f_flags;
 	int err;
@@ -1157,6 +1128,25 @@ static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	     !node_online(numa_node)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* find map type and init map: hashtable vs rbtree vs bloom vs ... */
+	map_type = attr->map_type;
+	if (map_type >= ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_map_types))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	map_type = array_index_nospec(map_type, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_map_types));
+	ops = bpf_map_types[map_type];
+	if (!ops)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (ops->map_alloc_check) {
+		err = ops->map_alloc_check(attr);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	if (attr->map_ifindex)
+		ops = &bpf_map_offload_ops;
+	if (!ops->map_mem_usage)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* Intent here is for unprivileged_bpf_disabled to block BPF map
 	 * creation for unprivileged users; other actions depend
 	 * on fd availability and access to bpffs, so are dependent on
@@ -1166,10 +1156,11 @@ static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	if (sysctl_unprivileged_bpf_disabled && !bpf_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	/* find map type and init map: hashtable vs rbtree vs bloom vs ... */
-	map = find_and_alloc_map(attr);
+	map = ops->map_alloc(attr);
 	if (IS_ERR(map))
 		return PTR_ERR(map);
+	map->ops = ops;
+	map->map_type = map_type;
 
 	err = bpf_obj_name_cpy(map->name, attr->map_name,
 			       sizeof(attr->map_name));