--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7788,6 +7788,12 @@ static int check_atomic_rmw(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 static int check_atomic_load(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
                             struct bpf_insn *insn)
 {
+       int err;
+
+       err = check_load_mem(env, insn, true, false, false, "atomic_load");
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
        if (!atomic_ptr_type_ok(env, insn->src_reg, insn)) {
                verbose(env, "BPF_ATOMIC loads from R%d %s is not allowed\n",
                        insn->src_reg,
@@ -7795,12 +7801,18 @@ static int check_atomic_load(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
                return -EACCES;
        }