diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 9cb2c035f06d..12cb6b1c4e9b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2026,12 +2026,12 @@ static struct bpf_insn_aux_data *cur_aux(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 
 static int retrieve_ptr_limit(const struct bpf_reg_state *ptr_reg,
 			      const struct bpf_reg_state *off_reg,
-			      u32 *ptr_limit, u8 opcode)
+			      u32 *alu_limit, u8 opcode)
 {
 	bool off_is_neg = off_reg->smin_value < 0;
 	bool mask_to_left = (opcode == BPF_ADD &&  off_is_neg) ||
 			    (opcode == BPF_SUB && !off_is_neg);
-	u32 off, max;
+	u32 off, max = 0, ptr_limit = 0;
 
 	if (!tnum_is_const(off_reg->var_off) &&
 	    (off_reg->smin_value < 0) != (off_reg->smax_value < 0))
@@ -2045,22 +2045,27 @@ static int retrieve_ptr_limit(const struct bpf_reg_state *ptr_reg,
 		max = MAX_BPF_STACK + mask_to_left;
 		off = ptr_reg->off + ptr_reg->var_off.value;
 		if (mask_to_left)
-			*ptr_limit = MAX_BPF_STACK + off;
+			ptr_limit = MAX_BPF_STACK + off;
 		else
-			*ptr_limit = -off - 1;
-		return *ptr_limit >= max ? -ERANGE : 0;
+			ptr_limit = -off - 1;
+		break;
 	case PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE:
 		max = ptr_reg->map_ptr->value_size;
 		if (mask_to_left) {
-			*ptr_limit = ptr_reg->umax_value + ptr_reg->off;
+			ptr_limit = ptr_reg->umax_value + ptr_reg->off;
 		} else {
 			off = ptr_reg->smin_value + ptr_reg->off;
-			*ptr_limit = ptr_reg->map_ptr->value_size - off - 1;
+			ptr_limit = ptr_reg->map_ptr->value_size - off - 1;
 		}
-		return *ptr_limit >= max ? -ERANGE : 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	if (ptr_limit >= max)
+		return -ERANGE;
+	*alu_limit = ptr_limit;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static bool can_skip_alu_sanitation(const struct bpf_verifier_env *env,