diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index c54944af1bccb..2cd150d6d141e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -15138,6 +15138,10 @@ static int check_return_code(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno, const char
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	err = mark_chain_precision(env, regno);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	if (!retval_range_within(range, reg)) {
 		verbose_invalid_scalar(env, reg, range, exit_ctx, reg_name);
 		if (!is_subprog &&