diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 6d15dfbd4b88..532b7b0320ba 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8143,26 +8143,43 @@ static bool is_tracing_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type type)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool is_preallocated_map(struct bpf_map *map)
+{
+	if (!check_map_prealloc(map))
+		return false;
+	if (map->inner_map_meta && !check_map_prealloc(map->inner_map_meta))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int check_map_prog_compatibility(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 					struct bpf_map *map,
 					struct bpf_prog *prog)
 
 {
-	/* Make sure that BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT programs only use
-	 * preallocated hash maps, since doing memory allocation
-	 * in overflow_handler can crash depending on where nmi got
-	 * triggered.
+	/*
+	 * Validate that trace type programs use preallocated hash maps.
+	 *
+	 * For programs attached to PERF events this is mandatory as the
+	 * perf NMI can hit any arbitrary code sequence.
+	 *
+	 * All other trace types using preallocated hash maps are unsafe as
+	 * well because tracepoint or kprobes can be inside locked regions
+	 * of the memory allocator or at a place where a recursion into the
+	 * memory allocator would see inconsistent state.
+	 *
+	 * For now running such programs is allowed for backwards
+	 * compatibility reasons, but warnings are emitted so developers are
+	 * made aware of the unsafety and can fix their programs before this
+	 * is enforced.
 	 */
-	if (prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT) {
-		if (!check_map_prealloc(map)) {
+	if (is_tracing_prog_type(prog->type) && !is_preallocated_map(map)) {
+		if (prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT) {
 			verbose(env, "perf_event programs can only use preallocated hash map\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (map->inner_map_meta &&
-		    !check_map_prealloc(map->inner_map_meta)) {
-			verbose(env, "perf_event programs can only use preallocated inner hash map\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "trace type BPF program uses run-time allocation\n");
+		verbose(env, "trace type programs with run-time allocated hash maps are unsafe. Switch to preallocated hash maps.\n");
 	}
 
 	if ((is_tracing_prog_type(prog->type) ||