diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 607be04db75b9f..e68ef39cda6758 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@
  *
  * Different map implementations will rely on rcu in map methods
  * lookup/update/delete, therefore eBPF programs must run under rcu lock
- * if program is allowed to access maps, so check rcu_read_lock_held in
- * all three functions.
+ * if program is allowed to access maps, so check rcu_read_lock_held() or
+ * rcu_read_lock_trace_held() in all three functions.
  */
 BPF_CALL_2(bpf_map_lookup_elem, struct bpf_map *, map, void *, key)
 {
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_bh_held());
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_trace_held() &&
+		     !rcu_read_lock_bh_held());
 	return (unsigned long) map->ops->map_lookup_elem(map, key);
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_map_lookup_elem_proto = {
 BPF_CALL_4(bpf_map_update_elem, struct bpf_map *, map, void *, key,
 	   void *, value, u64, flags)
 {
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_bh_held());
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_trace_held() &&
+		     !rcu_read_lock_bh_held());
 	return map->ops->map_update_elem(map, key, value, flags);
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_map_update_elem_proto = {
 
 BPF_CALL_2(bpf_map_delete_elem, struct bpf_map *, map, void *, key)
 {
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_bh_held());
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_trace_held() &&
+		     !rcu_read_lock_bh_held());
 	return map->ops->map_delete_elem(map, key);
 }