diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index f58895830adae..f316affcd2e13 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2619,6 +2619,18 @@ static inline void bpf_dynptr_set_rdonly(struct bpf_dynptr_kern *ptr)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */
 
+static __always_inline int
+bpf_probe_read_kernel_common(void *dst, u32 size, const void *unsafe_ptr)
+{
+	int ret = -EFAULT;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BPF_EVENTS))
+		ret = copy_from_kernel_nofault(dst, unsafe_ptr, size);
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+		memset(dst, 0, size);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void __bpf_free_used_btfs(struct bpf_prog_aux *aux,
 			  struct btf_mod_pair *used_btfs, u32 len);
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index dc85240a01342..e3e45b651cd40 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -1635,12 +1635,6 @@ bool bpf_opcode_in_insntable(u8 code)
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
-u64 __weak bpf_probe_read_kernel(void *dst, u32 size, const void *unsafe_ptr)
-{
-	memset(dst, 0, size);
-	return -EFAULT;
-}
-
 /**
  *	___bpf_prog_run - run eBPF program on a given context
  *	@regs: is the array of MAX_BPF_EXT_REG eBPF pseudo-registers
@@ -1931,8 +1925,8 @@ static u64 ___bpf_prog_run(u64 *regs, const struct bpf_insn *insn)
 		DST = *(SIZE *)(unsigned long) (SRC + insn->off);	\
 		CONT;							\
 	LDX_PROBE_MEM_##SIZEOP:						\
-		bpf_probe_read_kernel(&DST, sizeof(SIZE),		\
-				      (const void *)(long) (SRC + insn->off));	\
+		bpf_probe_read_kernel_common(&DST, sizeof(SIZE),	\
+			      (const void *)(long) (SRC + insn->off));	\
 		DST = *((SIZE *)&DST);					\
 		CONT;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 30d8db47c1e2f..abf287b2678a1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -223,17 +223,6 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_probe_read_user_str_proto = {
 	.arg3_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };
 
-static __always_inline int
-bpf_probe_read_kernel_common(void *dst, u32 size, const void *unsafe_ptr)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = copy_from_kernel_nofault(dst, unsafe_ptr, size);
-	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-		memset(dst, 0, size);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 BPF_CALL_3(bpf_probe_read_kernel, void *, dst, u32, size,
 	   const void *, unsafe_ptr)
 {