diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 9a050e36dc6c2e..1f4b07da327a6a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -900,13 +900,23 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_send_signal_thread_proto = {
 
 BPF_CALL_3(bpf_d_path, struct path *, path, char *, buf, u32, sz)
 {
+	struct path copy;
 	long len;
 	char *p;
 
 	if (!sz)
 		return 0;
 
-	p = d_path(path, buf, sz);
+	/*
+	 * The path pointer is verified as trusted and safe to use,
+	 * but let's double check it's valid anyway to workaround
+	 * potentially broken verifier.
+	 */
+	len = copy_from_kernel_nofault(&copy, path, sizeof(*path));
+	if (len < 0)
+		return len;
+
+	p = d_path(&copy, buf, sz);
 	if (IS_ERR(p)) {
 		len = PTR_ERR(p);
 	} else {