diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index cfc137b81ac6..d8a85f4e5b95 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -9528,6 +9528,12 @@ static int do_check(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 		} else if (class == BPF_STX) {
 			enum bpf_reg_type *prev_dst_type, dst_reg_type;
 
+			if (((BPF_MODE(insn->code) != BPF_MEM &&
+			      BPF_MODE(insn->code) != BPF_ATOMIC) || insn->imm != 0)) {
+				verbose(env, "BPF_STX uses reserved fields\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
 			if (BPF_MODE(insn->code) == BPF_ATOMIC) {
 				err = check_atomic(env, env->insn_idx, insn);
 				if (err)
@@ -10012,13 +10018,6 @@ static int resolve_pseudo_ldimm64(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		if (BPF_CLASS(insn->code) == BPF_STX &&
-		    ((BPF_MODE(insn->code) != BPF_MEM &&
-		      BPF_MODE(insn->code) != BPF_ATOMIC) || insn->imm != 0)) {
-			verbose(env, "BPF_STX uses reserved fields\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
 		if (insn[0].code == (BPF_LD | BPF_IMM | BPF_DW)) {
 			struct bpf_insn_aux_data *aux;
 			struct bpf_map *map;