diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index f02367faa58d..f62897198844 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ enum bpf_return_type {
 	RET_PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to map elem value or NULL */
 	RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a socket or NULL */
 	RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a tcp_sock or NULL */
+	RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL,	/* returns a pointer to a sock_common or NULL */
 };
 
 /* eBPF function prototype used by verifier to allow BPF_CALLs from eBPF programs
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 868a82ad5597..a476e13201d6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -3148,6 +3148,10 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int func_id, int insn
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL;
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
+	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL) {
+		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
+		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL;
+		regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
 	} else if (fn->ret_type == RET_PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL) {
 		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
 		regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_TCP_SOCK_OR_NULL;