diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 91e83cfcbfb880de62dfa2df013743437be6cb8a..54b5c5d433de9c408137afe66d29817984050ee5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ static int check_stack_write_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	 * so it's aligned access and [off, off + size) are within stack limits
 	 */
 	if (!env->allow_ptr_leaks &&
-	    state->stack[spi].slot_type[0] == STACK_SPILL &&
+	    is_spilled_reg(&state->stack[spi]) &&
 	    size != BPF_REG_SIZE) {
 		verbose(env, "attempt to corrupt spilled pointer on stack\n");
 		return -EACCES;