diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index acc9dd830807..e857b08e1f2d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11187,6 +11187,9 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	if (btf_is_prog_ctx_type(&env->log, meta->btf, t, resolve_prog_type(env->prog), argno))
 		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX;
 
+	if (is_kfunc_arg_nullable(meta->btf, &args[argno]) && register_is_null(reg))
+		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL;
+
 	if (is_kfunc_arg_alloc_obj(meta->btf, &args[argno]))
 		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_BTF_ID;
 
@@ -11232,9 +11235,6 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	if (is_kfunc_arg_callback(env, meta->btf, &args[argno]))
 		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CALLBACK;
 
-	if (is_kfunc_arg_nullable(meta->btf, &args[argno]) && register_is_null(reg))
-		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL;
-
 	if (argno + 1 < nargs &&
 	    (is_kfunc_arg_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[argno + 1], &regs[regno + 1]) ||
 	     is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[argno + 1], &regs[regno + 1])))