diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index 9948b542a470..329f27d5cacf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -448,18 +448,17 @@ static int bpf_obj_do_pin(const char __user *pathname, void *raw,
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-	mode = S_IFREG | ((S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR) & ~current_umask());
-
-	ret = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 	dir = d_inode(path.dentry);
 	if (dir->i_op != &bpf_dir_iops) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	mode = S_IFREG | ((S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR) & ~current_umask());
+	ret = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case BPF_TYPE_PROG:
 		ret = vfs_mkobj(dentry, mode, bpf_mkprog, raw);