diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7a70595c3c15..bd31aa6407a7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -3765,8 +3765,9 @@ continue_func:
 				verbose(env, "verifier bug. subprog has tail_call and async cb\n");
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
-			 /* async callbacks don't increase bpf prog stack size */
-			continue;
+			/* async callbacks don't increase bpf prog stack size unless called directly */
+			if (!bpf_pseudo_call(insn + i))
+				continue;
 		}
 		i = next_insn;