diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index 052580c33d26..173e983619d7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void stack_map_get_build_id_offset(struct bpf_stack_build_id *id_offs,
 	bool irq_work_busy = false;
 	struct stack_map_irq_work *work = NULL;
 
-	if (in_nmi()) {
+	if (irqs_disabled()) {
 		work = this_cpu_ptr(&up_read_work);
 		if (work->irq_work.flags & IRQ_WORK_BUSY)
 			/* cannot queue more up_read, fallback */
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ static void stack_map_get_build_id_offset(struct bpf_stack_build_id *id_offs,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We cannot do up_read() in nmi context. To do build_id lookup
-	 * in nmi context, we need to run up_read() in irq_work. We use
+	 * We cannot do up_read() when the irq is disabled, because of
+	 * risk to deadlock with rq_lock. To do build_id lookup when the
+	 * irqs are disabled, we need to run up_read() in irq_work. We use
 	 * a percpu variable to do the irq_work. If the irq_work is
 	 * already used by another lookup, we fall back to report ips.
 	 *