diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 25b9d470957ea..849fbf47b5f35 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -9590,6 +9590,13 @@ static int prepare_func_exit(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int *insn_idx)
 			verbose(env, "R0 not a scalar value\n");
 			return -EACCES;
 		}
+
+		/* we are going to rely on register's precise value */
+		err = mark_reg_read(env, r0, r0->parent, REG_LIVE_READ64);
+		err = err ?: mark_chain_precision(env, BPF_REG_0);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		if (!tnum_in(range, r0->var_off)) {
 			verbose_invalid_scalar(env, r0, &range, "callback return", "R0");
 			return -EINVAL;