diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c
index 46d74e81aff1b..d183b4801bdbd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c
@@ -763,7 +763,8 @@ static int bpf_jit_build_body(struct bpf_prog *fp, u32 *image,
 			func = (u8 *) __bpf_call_base + imm;
 
 			/* Save skb pointer if we need to re-cache skb data */
-			if (bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(func))
+			if ((ctx->seen & SEEN_SKB) &&
+			    bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(func))
 				PPC_BPF_STL(3, 1, bpf_jit_stack_local(ctx));
 
 			bpf_jit_emit_func_call(image, ctx, (u64)func);
@@ -772,7 +773,8 @@ static int bpf_jit_build_body(struct bpf_prog *fp, u32 *image,
 			PPC_MR(b2p[BPF_REG_0], 3);
 
 			/* refresh skb cache */
-			if (bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(func)) {
+			if ((ctx->seen & SEEN_SKB) &&
+			    bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(func)) {
 				/* reload skb pointer to r3 */
 				PPC_BPF_LL(3, 1, bpf_jit_stack_local(ctx));
 				bpf_jit_emit_skb_loads(image, ctx);