diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 34407f15e6d3..b331feeabda4 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1609,6 +1609,13 @@ config BPF_SYSCALL
 	  Enable the bpf() system call that allows to manipulate eBPF
 	  programs and maps via file descriptors.
 
+config BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
+	bool "Permanently enable BPF JIT and remove BPF interpreter"
+	depends on BPF_SYSCALL && HAVE_EBPF_JIT && BPF_JIT
+	help
+	  Enables BPF JIT and removes BPF interpreter to avoid
+	  speculative execution of BPF instructions by the interpreter
+
 config SHMEM
 	bool "Use full shmem filesystem" if EXPERT
 	default y
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index ab9576b3bde5..64c4b13952f0 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ noinline u64 __bpf_call_base(u64 r1, u64 r2, u64 r3, u64 r4, u64 r5)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__bpf_call_base);
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
 /**
  *	__bpf_prog_run - run eBPF program on a given context
  *	@ctx: is the data we are operating on
@@ -923,6 +924,13 @@ load_byte:
 }
 STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(__bpf_prog_run); /* jump table */
 
+#else
+static unsigned int __bpf_prog_ret0(void *ctx, const struct bpf_insn *insn)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 bool bpf_prog_array_compatible(struct bpf_array *array,
 			       const struct bpf_prog *fp)
 {
@@ -970,7 +978,11 @@ static int bpf_check_tail_call(const struct bpf_prog *fp)
  */
 struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_select_runtime(struct bpf_prog *fp, int *err)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
 	fp->bpf_func = (void *) __bpf_prog_run;
+#else
+	fp->bpf_func = (void *) __bpf_prog_ret0;
+#endif
 
 	/* eBPF JITs can rewrite the program in case constant
 	 * blinding is active. However, in case of error during
@@ -979,6 +991,12 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_select_runtime(struct bpf_prog *fp, int *err)
 	 * be JITed, but falls back to the interpreter.
 	 */
 	fp = bpf_int_jit_compile(fp);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
+	if (!fp->jited) {
+		*err = -ENOTSUPP;
+		return fp;
+	}
+#endif
 	bpf_prog_lock_ro(fp);
 
 	/* The tail call compatibility check can only be done at
diff --git a/lib/test_bpf.c b/lib/test_bpf.c
index 2e385026915c..98da7520a6aa 100644
--- a/lib/test_bpf.c
+++ b/lib/test_bpf.c
@@ -5646,9 +5646,8 @@ static struct bpf_prog *generate_filter(int which, int *err)
 				return NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		/* We don't expect to fail. */
 		if (*err) {
-			pr_cont("FAIL to attach err=%d len=%d\n",
+			pr_cont("FAIL to prog_create err=%d len=%d\n",
 				*err, fprog.len);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -5671,6 +5670,10 @@ static struct bpf_prog *generate_filter(int which, int *err)
 		 * checks.
 		 */
 		fp = bpf_prog_select_runtime(fp, err);
+		if (*err) {
+			pr_cont("FAIL to select_runtime err=%d\n", *err);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -5856,8 +5859,8 @@ static __init int test_bpf(void)
 				pass_cnt++;
 				continue;
 			}
-
-			return err;
+			err_cnt++;
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		pr_cont("jited:%u ", fp->jited);
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 4eb4ce0aeef4..6e0d17bc8382 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1005,11 +1005,9 @@ static struct bpf_prog *bpf_migrate_filter(struct bpf_prog *fp)
 		 */
 		goto out_err_free;
 
-	/* We are guaranteed to never error here with cBPF to eBPF
-	 * transitions, since there's no issue with type compatibility
-	 * checks on program arrays.
-	 */
 	fp = bpf_prog_select_runtime(fp, &err);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_err_free;
 
 	kfree(old_prog);
 	return fp;
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index a7f05f0130e8..1b4619008c4e 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -292,7 +292,13 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 		.data		= &bpf_jit_enable,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
+#ifndef CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
+#else
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &one,
+		.extra2		= &one,
+#endif
 	},
 # ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_EBPF_JIT
 	{
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 05f13b24572c..bd3b33988ee0 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2548,6 +2548,15 @@ out_fs:
 
 core_initcall(sock_init);	/* early initcall */
 
+static int __init jit_init(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
+	bpf_jit_enable = 1;
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+pure_initcall(jit_init);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 void socket_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq)
 {