diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index a3b5a6bf99e7..ac89e65d1692 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ static struct btf_type btf_void;
 static int btf_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		       const struct btf_type *t, u32 type_id);
 
+static int btf_func_check(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+			  const struct btf_type *t);
+
 static bool btf_type_is_modifier(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	/* Some of them is not strictly a C modifier
@@ -579,6 +582,7 @@ static bool btf_type_needs_resolve(const struct btf_type *t)
 	       btf_type_is_struct(t) ||
 	       btf_type_is_array(t) ||
 	       btf_type_is_var(t) ||
+	       btf_type_is_func(t) ||
 	       btf_type_is_decl_tag(t) ||
 	       btf_type_is_datasec(t);
 }
@@ -3533,9 +3537,24 @@ static s32 btf_func_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int btf_func_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+			    const struct resolve_vertex *v)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *t = v->t;
+	u32 next_type_id = t->type;
+	int err;
+
+	err = btf_func_check(env, t);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	env_stack_pop_resolved(env, next_type_id, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct btf_kind_operations func_ops = {
 	.check_meta = btf_func_check_meta,
-	.resolve = btf_df_resolve,
+	.resolve = btf_func_resolve,
 	.check_member = btf_df_check_member,
 	.check_kflag_member = btf_df_check_kflag_member,
 	.log_details = btf_ref_type_log,
@@ -4156,7 +4175,7 @@ static bool btf_resolve_valid(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 		return !btf_resolved_type_id(btf, type_id) &&
 		       !btf_resolved_type_size(btf, type_id);
 
-	if (btf_type_is_decl_tag(t))
+	if (btf_type_is_decl_tag(t) || btf_type_is_func(t))
 		return btf_resolved_type_id(btf, type_id) &&
 		       !btf_resolved_type_size(btf, type_id);
 
@@ -4246,12 +4265,6 @@ static int btf_check_all_types(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
-
-		if (btf_type_is_func(t)) {
-			err = btf_func_check(env, t);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;