diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index d0fc091d2ab4..f7e99bb8c3b6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/proc_ns.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 #include "../../lib/kstrtox.h"
 
@@ -728,11 +729,13 @@ bpf_base_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id)
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_user:
 		return &bpf_probe_read_user_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_kernel:
-		return &bpf_probe_read_kernel_proto;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : &bpf_probe_read_kernel_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_user_str:
 		return &bpf_probe_read_user_str_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_kernel_str:
-		return &bpf_probe_read_kernel_str_proto;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : &bpf_probe_read_kernel_str_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_snprintf_btf:
 		return &bpf_snprintf_btf_proto;
 	default:
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index fcbfc9564996..01710831fd02 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -212,16 +212,11 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_read_user_str_proto = {
 static __always_inline int
 bpf_probe_read_kernel_common(void *dst, u32 size, const void *unsafe_ptr)
 {
-	int ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ);
+	int ret;
 
-	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-		goto fail;
 	ret = copy_from_kernel_nofault(dst, unsafe_ptr, size);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-		goto fail;
-	return ret;
-fail:
-	memset(dst, 0, size);
+		memset(dst, 0, size);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -243,10 +238,7 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_read_kernel_proto = {
 static __always_inline int
 bpf_probe_read_kernel_str_common(void *dst, u32 size, const void *unsafe_ptr)
 {
-	int ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-		goto fail;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * The strncpy_from_kernel_nofault() call will likely not fill the
@@ -259,11 +251,7 @@ bpf_probe_read_kernel_str_common(void *dst, u32 size, const void *unsafe_ptr)
 	 */
 	ret = strncpy_from_kernel_nofault(dst, unsafe_ptr, size);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-		goto fail;
-
-	return ret;
-fail:
-	memset(dst, 0, size);
+		memset(dst, 0, size);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1293,16 +1281,20 @@ bpf_tracing_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_user:
 		return &bpf_probe_read_user_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_kernel:
-		return &bpf_probe_read_kernel_proto;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : &bpf_probe_read_kernel_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_user_str:
 		return &bpf_probe_read_user_str_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_kernel_str:
-		return &bpf_probe_read_kernel_str_proto;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : &bpf_probe_read_kernel_str_proto;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NON_OVERLAPPING_ADDRESS_SPACE
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read:
-		return &bpf_probe_read_compat_proto;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : &bpf_probe_read_compat_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_str:
-		return &bpf_probe_read_compat_str_proto;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : &bpf_probe_read_compat_str_proto;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
 	case BPF_FUNC_get_current_cgroup_id: