diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 0918a39279f6..7906b9bf7ff8 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -4541,6 +4541,48 @@ static int btf_parse_hdr(struct btf_verifier_env *env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int btf_check_type_tags(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+			       struct btf *btf, int start_id)
+{
+	int i, n, good_id = start_id - 1;
+	bool in_tags;
+
+	n = btf_nr_types(btf);
+	for (i = start_id; i < n; i++) {
+		const struct btf_type *t;
+		u32 cur_id = i;
+
+		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
+		if (!t)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!btf_type_is_modifier(t))
+			continue;
+
+		cond_resched();
+
+		in_tags = btf_type_is_type_tag(t);
+		while (btf_type_is_modifier(t)) {
+			if (btf_type_is_type_tag(t)) {
+				if (!in_tags) {
+					btf_verifier_log(env, "Type tags don't precede modifiers");
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+			} else if (in_tags) {
+				in_tags = false;
+			}
+			if (cur_id <= good_id)
+				break;
+			/* Move to next type */
+			cur_id = t->type;
+			t = btf_type_by_id(btf, cur_id);
+			if (!t)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		good_id = i;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct btf *btf_parse(bpfptr_t btf_data, u32 btf_data_size,
 			     u32 log_level, char __user *log_ubuf, u32 log_size)
 {
@@ -4608,6 +4650,10 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse(bpfptr_t btf_data, u32 btf_data_size,
 	if (err)
 		goto errout;
 
+	err = btf_check_type_tags(env, btf, 1);
+	if (err)
+		goto errout;
+
 	if (log->level && bpf_verifier_log_full(log)) {
 		err = -ENOSPC;
 		goto errout;
@@ -4809,6 +4855,10 @@ struct btf *btf_parse_vmlinux(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto errout;
 
+	err = btf_check_type_tags(env, btf, 1);
+	if (err)
+		goto errout;
+
 	/* btf_parse_vmlinux() runs under bpf_verifier_lock */
 	bpf_ctx_convert.t = btf_type_by_id(btf, bpf_ctx_convert_btf_id[0]);
 
@@ -4894,6 +4944,10 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_module(const char *module_name, const void *data, u
 	if (err)
 		goto errout;
 
+	err = btf_check_type_tags(env, btf, btf_nr_types(base_btf));
+	if (err)
+		goto errout;
+
 	btf_verifier_env_free(env);
 	refcount_set(&btf->refcnt, 1);
 	return btf;