diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 774fa40a32ae..1971ca325fb4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2852,10 +2852,6 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int func_id, int insn
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = NOT_INIT;
 	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL ||
 		   fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
-		if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE)
-			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE;
-		else
-			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL;
 		/* There is no offset yet applied, variable or fixed */
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		/* remember map_ptr, so that check_map_access()
@@ -2868,7 +2864,12 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int func_id, int insn
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].map_ptr = meta.map_ptr;
-		regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
+		if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
+			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE;
+		} else {
+			regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL;
+			regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
+		}
 	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL) {
 		int id = acquire_reference_state(env, insn_idx);
 		if (id < 0)