diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
index fcbf7a917c566..90ce75f0f1e2a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_int_jit_compile(struct bpf_prog *fp)
 	fp->jited_len = alloclen;
 
 	bpf_flush_icache(bpf_hdr, (u8 *)bpf_hdr + (bpf_hdr->pages * PAGE_SIZE));
-	bpf_jit_binary_lock_ro(bpf_hdr);
 	if (!fp->is_func || extra_pass) {
+		bpf_jit_binary_lock_ro(bpf_hdr);
 		bpf_prog_fill_jited_linfo(fp, addrs);
 out_addrs:
 		kfree(addrs);