diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 54c6953a8b84..9aa67e46cb8b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -3643,6 +3643,9 @@ static bool is_reg64(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 /* Return the regno defined by the insn, or -1. */
 static int insn_def_regno(const struct bpf_insn *insn)
 {
+       if (is_atomic_load_insn(insn))
+               return insn->dst_reg;
+
        switch (BPF_CLASS(insn->code)) {
        case BPF_JMP:
        case BPF_JMP32: