diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 6874ba1424af..15c4fba80cec 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,10 @@ static int map_check_btf(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_token *token,
 	if (!value_type || value_size != map->value_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (btf_type_is_var(value_type) ||
+            BTF_INFO_KIND(value_type->info) == BTF_KIND_DATASEC )
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	map->record = btf_parse_fields(btf, value_type,
 				       BPF_SPIN_LOCK | BPF_RES_SPIN_LOCK | BPF_TIMER | BPF_KPTR | BPF_LIST_HEAD |
 				       BPF_RB_ROOT | BPF_REFCOUNT | BPF_WORKQUEUE | BPF_UPTR |