diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 32b32ecad770d..ca7e05ddbb46e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -1924,7 +1924,9 @@ static int check_stack_write(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		bool sanitize = reg && is_spillable_regtype(reg->type);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (state->stack[spi].slot_type[i] == STACK_INVALID) {
+			u8 type = state->stack[spi].slot_type[i];
+
+			if (type != STACK_MISC && type != STACK_ZERO) {
 				sanitize = true;
 				break;
 			}