diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index bfea3f9a972f..efe14cf24bc6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -1168,14 +1168,14 @@ static void __reg_assign_32_into_64(struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
 	 * but must be positive otherwise set to worse case bounds
 	 * and refine later from tnum.
 	 */
-	if (reg->s32_min_value > 0)
-		reg->smin_value = reg->s32_min_value;
-	else
-		reg->smin_value = 0;
-	if (reg->s32_max_value > 0)
+	if (reg->s32_min_value >= 0 && reg->s32_max_value >= 0)
 		reg->smax_value = reg->s32_max_value;
 	else
 		reg->smax_value = U32_MAX;
+	if (reg->s32_min_value >= 0)
+		reg->smin_value = reg->s32_min_value;
+	else
+		reg->smin_value = 0;
 }
 
 static void __reg_combine_32_into_64(struct bpf_reg_state *reg)