diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index cf80cfe9f0be..1dce146a5615 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2491,8 +2491,6 @@ int btf_distill_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
 			   struct btf_func_model *m);
 
 struct bpf_reg_state;
-int btf_check_subprog_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
-			   struct bpf_reg_state *regs);
 int btf_prepare_func_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog);
 int btf_check_type_match(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct bpf_prog *prog,
 			 struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t);
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index d3ea9ef04767..d07d857ca67f 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -785,14 +785,6 @@ bpf_prog_offload_replace_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off,
 void
 bpf_prog_offload_remove_insns(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off, u32 cnt);
 
-int check_ptr_off_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
-		      const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int regno);
-int check_func_arg_reg_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
-			   const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int regno,
-			   enum bpf_arg_type arg_type);
-int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
-		   u32 regno, u32 mem_size);
-
 /* this lives here instead of in bpf.h because it needs to dereference tgt_prog */
 static inline u64 bpf_trampoline_compute_key(const struct bpf_prog *tgt_prog,
 					     struct btf *btf, u32 btf_id)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index d321340e16f1..341811bcca53 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -6765,145 +6765,6 @@ int btf_check_type_match(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct bpf_prog *pr
 	return btf_check_func_type_match(log, btf1, t1, btf2, t2);
 }
 
-static int btf_check_func_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
-				    const struct btf *btf, u32 func_id,
-				    struct bpf_reg_state *regs,
-				    bool ptr_to_mem_ok)
-{
-	enum bpf_prog_type prog_type = resolve_prog_type(env->prog);
-	struct bpf_verifier_log *log = &env->log;
-	const char *func_name, *ref_tname;
-	const struct btf_type *t, *ref_t;
-	const struct btf_param *args;
-	u32 i, nargs, ref_id;
-	int ret;
-
-	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, func_id);
-	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t)) {
-		/* These checks were already done by the verifier while loading
-		 * struct bpf_func_info or in add_kfunc_call().
-		 */
-		bpf_log(log, "BTF of func_id %u doesn't point to KIND_FUNC\n",
-			func_id);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-	func_name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
-
-	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
-	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t)) {
-		bpf_log(log, "Invalid BTF of func %s\n", func_name);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-	args = (const struct btf_param *)(t + 1);
-	nargs = btf_type_vlen(t);
-	if (nargs > MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS) {
-		bpf_log(log, "Function %s has %d > %d args\n", func_name, nargs,
-			MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* check that BTF function arguments match actual types that the
-	 * verifier sees.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
-		enum bpf_arg_type arg_type = ARG_DONTCARE;
-		u32 regno = i + 1;
-		struct bpf_reg_state *reg = &regs[regno];
-
-		t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, args[i].type, NULL);
-		if (btf_type_is_scalar(t)) {
-			if (reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE)
-				continue;
-			bpf_log(log, "R%d is not a scalar\n", regno);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		if (!btf_type_is_ptr(t)) {
-			bpf_log(log, "Unrecognized arg#%d type %s\n",
-				i, btf_type_str(t));
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		ref_t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, &ref_id);
-		ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
-
-		ret = check_func_arg_reg_off(env, reg, regno, arg_type);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-
-		if (btf_get_prog_ctx_type(log, btf, t, prog_type, i)) {
-			/* If function expects ctx type in BTF check that caller
-			 * is passing PTR_TO_CTX.
-			 */
-			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
-				bpf_log(log,
-					"arg#%d expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n",
-					i, btf_type_str(t));
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-		} else if (ptr_to_mem_ok) {
-			const struct btf_type *resolve_ret;
-			u32 type_size;
-
-			resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
-			if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
-				bpf_log(log,
-					"arg#%d reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
-					i, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname,
-					PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-
-			if (check_mem_reg(env, reg, regno, type_size))
-				return -EINVAL;
-		} else {
-			bpf_log(log, "reg type unsupported for arg#%d function %s#%d\n", i,
-				func_name, func_id);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* Compare BTF of a function call with given bpf_reg_state.
- * Returns:
- * EFAULT - there is a verifier bug. Abort verification.
- * EINVAL - there is a type mismatch or BTF is not available.
- * 0 - BTF matches with what bpf_reg_state expects.
- * Only PTR_TO_CTX and SCALAR_VALUE states are recognized.
- */
-int btf_check_subprog_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
-			   struct bpf_reg_state *regs)
-{
-	struct bpf_prog *prog = env->prog;
-	struct btf *btf = prog->aux->btf;
-	bool is_global;
-	u32 btf_id;
-	int err;
-
-	if (!prog->aux->func_info)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	btf_id = prog->aux->func_info[subprog].type_id;
-	if (!btf_id)
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	if (prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	is_global = prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].linkage == BTF_FUNC_GLOBAL;
-	err = btf_check_func_arg_match(env, btf, btf_id, regs, is_global);
-
-	/* Compiler optimizations can remove arguments from static functions
-	 * or mismatched type can be passed into a global function.
-	 * In such cases mark the function as unreliable from BTF point of view.
-	 */
-	if (err)
-		prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable = true;
-	return err;
-}
-
 /* Process BTF of a function to produce high-level expectation of function
  * arguments (like ARG_PTR_TO_CTX, or ARG_PTR_TO_MEM, etc). This information
  * is cached in subprog info for reuse.
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 667cbf39087f..b5237ddb00bf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -5134,8 +5134,8 @@ static int __check_ptr_off_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int check_ptr_off_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
-		      const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int regno)
+static int check_ptr_off_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+		             const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int regno)
 {
 	return __check_ptr_off_reg(env, reg, regno, false);
 }
@@ -7307,8 +7307,8 @@ static int check_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
-		   u32 regno, u32 mem_size)
+static int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
+			 u32 regno, u32 mem_size)
 {
 	bool may_be_null = type_may_be_null(reg->type);
 	struct bpf_reg_state saved_reg;
@@ -8293,9 +8293,9 @@ reg_find_field_offset(const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, s32 off, u32 fields)
 	return field;
 }
 
-int check_func_arg_reg_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
-			   const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int regno,
-			   enum bpf_arg_type arg_type)
+static int check_func_arg_reg_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+				  const struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int regno,
+				  enum bpf_arg_type arg_type)
 {
 	u32 type = reg->type;
 
@@ -9256,6 +9256,145 @@ static int setup_func_entry(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog, int calls
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int btf_check_func_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+				    const struct btf *btf, u32 func_id,
+				    struct bpf_reg_state *regs,
+				    bool ptr_to_mem_ok)
+{
+	enum bpf_prog_type prog_type = resolve_prog_type(env->prog);
+	struct bpf_verifier_log *log = &env->log;
+	const char *func_name, *ref_tname;
+	const struct btf_type *t, *ref_t;
+	const struct btf_param *args;
+	u32 i, nargs, ref_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, func_id);
+	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t)) {
+		/* These checks were already done by the verifier while loading
+		 * struct bpf_func_info or in add_kfunc_call().
+		 */
+		bpf_log(log, "BTF of func_id %u doesn't point to KIND_FUNC\n",
+			func_id);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	func_name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
+
+	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
+	if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t)) {
+		bpf_log(log, "Invalid BTF of func %s\n", func_name);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	args = (const struct btf_param *)(t + 1);
+	nargs = btf_type_vlen(t);
+	if (nargs > MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS) {
+		bpf_log(log, "Function %s has %d > %d args\n", func_name, nargs,
+			MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* check that BTF function arguments match actual types that the
+	 * verifier sees.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
+		enum bpf_arg_type arg_type = ARG_DONTCARE;
+		u32 regno = i + 1;
+		struct bpf_reg_state *reg = &regs[regno];
+
+		t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, args[i].type, NULL);
+		if (btf_type_is_scalar(t)) {
+			if (reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE)
+				continue;
+			bpf_log(log, "R%d is not a scalar\n", regno);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (!btf_type_is_ptr(t)) {
+			bpf_log(log, "Unrecognized arg#%d type %s\n",
+				i, btf_type_str(t));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		ref_t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, &ref_id);
+		ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
+
+		ret = check_func_arg_reg_off(env, reg, regno, arg_type);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (btf_get_prog_ctx_type(log, btf, t, prog_type, i)) {
+			/* If function expects ctx type in BTF check that caller
+			 * is passing PTR_TO_CTX.
+			 */
+			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
+				bpf_log(log,
+					"arg#%d expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(t));
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		} else if (ptr_to_mem_ok) {
+			const struct btf_type *resolve_ret;
+			u32 type_size;
+
+			resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
+			if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
+				bpf_log(log,
+					"arg#%d reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
+					i, btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname,
+					PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			if (check_mem_reg(env, reg, regno, type_size))
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			bpf_log(log, "reg type unsupported for arg#%d function %s#%d\n", i,
+				func_name, func_id);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Compare BTF of a function call with given bpf_reg_state.
+ * Returns:
+ * EFAULT - there is a verifier bug. Abort verification.
+ * EINVAL - there is a type mismatch or BTF is not available.
+ * 0 - BTF matches with what bpf_reg_state expects.
+ * Only PTR_TO_CTX and SCALAR_VALUE states are recognized.
+ */
+static int btf_check_subprog_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
+			          struct bpf_reg_state *regs)
+{
+	struct bpf_prog *prog = env->prog;
+	struct btf *btf = prog->aux->btf;
+	bool is_global;
+	u32 btf_id;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!prog->aux->func_info)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	btf_id = prog->aux->func_info[subprog].type_id;
+	if (!btf_id)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	is_global = prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].linkage == BTF_FUNC_GLOBAL;
+	err = btf_check_func_arg_match(env, btf, btf_id, regs, is_global);
+
+	/* Compiler optimizations can remove arguments from static functions
+	 * or mismatched type can be passed into a global function.
+	 * In such cases mark the function as unreliable from BTF point of view.
+	 */
+	if (err)
+		prog->aux->func_info_aux[subprog].unreliable = true;
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int push_callback_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 			      int insn_idx, int subprog,
 			      set_callee_state_fn set_callee_state_cb)
