diff --git a/kernel/bpf/local_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/local_storage.c
index 22ad967d1e5f1..94126cbffc880 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/local_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/local_storage.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int cgroup_storage_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key,
 	struct bpf_cgroup_storage *storage;
 	struct bpf_storage_buffer *new;
 
-	if (flags & BPF_NOEXIST)
+	if (flags != BPF_ANY && flags != BPF_EXIST)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	storage = cgroup_storage_lookup((struct bpf_cgroup_storage_map *)map,