diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index f50bf19f7a05..2d87fcdcb19b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_read_proto = {
 	.arg3_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };
 
-BPF_CALL_3(bpf_probe_write_user, void *, unsafe_ptr, const void *, src,
+BPF_CALL_3(bpf_probe_write_user, void __user *, unsafe_ptr, const void *, src,
 	   u32, size)
 {
 	/*
@@ -186,10 +186,8 @@ BPF_CALL_3(bpf_probe_write_user, void *, unsafe_ptr, const void *, src,
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (unlikely(!nmi_uaccess_okay()))
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (!access_ok(unsafe_ptr, size))
-		return -EPERM;
 
-	return probe_kernel_write(unsafe_ptr, src, size);
+	return probe_user_write(unsafe_ptr, src, size);
 }
 
 static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_write_user_proto = {