diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index c58598ef4b5b590af1c29e42f33b6d06b884c20b..09849e43f0352d6cf947762b4588139135a5d39b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -13368,12 +13368,6 @@ int bpf_check(struct bpf_prog **prog, union bpf_attr *attr,
 	if (is_priv)
 		env->test_state_freq = attr->prog_flags & BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ;
 
-	if (bpf_prog_is_dev_bound(env->prog->aux)) {
-		ret = bpf_prog_offload_verifier_prep(env->prog);
-		if (ret)
-			goto skip_full_check;
-	}
-
 	env->explored_states = kvcalloc(state_htab_size(env),
 				       sizeof(struct bpf_verifier_state_list *),
 				       GFP_USER);
@@ -13401,6 +13395,12 @@ int bpf_check(struct bpf_prog **prog, union bpf_attr *attr,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto skip_full_check;
 
+	if (bpf_prog_is_dev_bound(env->prog->aux)) {
+		ret = bpf_prog_offload_verifier_prep(env->prog);
+		if (ret)
+			goto skip_full_check;
+	}
+
 	ret = check_cfg(env);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto skip_full_check;