diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 0d73139ee4d8c..5c4aa393f65a6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -10509,7 +10509,10 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_kfunc_call_
 				verbose(env, "arg#%d doesn't point to a type with bpf_refcount field\n", i);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
-
+			if (rec->refcount_off >= 0) {
+				verbose(env, "bpf_refcount_acquire calls are disabled for now\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			meta->arg_refcount_acquire.btf = reg->btf;
 			meta->arg_refcount_acquire.btf_id = reg->btf_id;
 			break;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/refcounted_kptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/refcounted_kptr.c
index 2ab23832062d7..595cbf92bff5f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/refcounted_kptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/refcounted_kptr.c
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 
 void test_refcounted_kptr(void)
 {
-	RUN_TESTS(refcounted_kptr);
 }
 
 void test_refcounted_kptr_fail(void)
 {
-	RUN_TESTS(refcounted_kptr_fail);
 }