diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index 5c1ea99b480fa..8b81fbb4497cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ static inline bool btf_type_is_int(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_INT;
 }
 
+static inline bool btf_type_is_small_int(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return btf_type_is_int(t) && t->size <= sizeof(u64);
+}
+
 static inline bool btf_type_is_enum(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_ENUM;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 58c9af1d48082..9a1a98dd9e97c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -3746,7 +3746,7 @@ bool btf_ctx_access(int off, int size, enum bpf_access_type type,
 				return false;
 
 			t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, NULL);
-			if (!btf_type_is_int(t)) {
+			if (!btf_type_is_small_int(t)) {
 				bpf_log(log,
 					"ret type %s not allowed for fmod_ret\n",
 					btf_kind_str[BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info)]);
@@ -3768,7 +3768,7 @@ bool btf_ctx_access(int off, int size, enum bpf_access_type type,
 	/* skip modifiers */
 	while (btf_type_is_modifier(t))
 		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
-	if (btf_type_is_int(t) || btf_type_is_enum(t))
+	if (btf_type_is_small_int(t) || btf_type_is_enum(t))
 		/* accessing a scalar */
 		return true;
 	if (!btf_type_is_ptr(t)) {