diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index d4afd571761b..dbaafb64d3bd 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -25372,9 +25372,11 @@ static int add_fd_from_fd_array(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int fd)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	btf = btf_get_by_fd(fd);
-	if (!IS_ERR(btf))
+	btf = __btf_get_by_fd(f);
+	if (!IS_ERR(btf)) {
+		btf_get(btf);
 		return __add_used_btf(env, btf);
+	}
 
 	verbose(env, "fd %d is not pointing to valid bpf_map or btf\n", fd);
 	return PTR_ERR(map);