diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index ee4c826..2a50d87 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -306,15 +306,22 @@
 
 static bool btf_type_is_void(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
-	/* void => no type and size info.
-	 * Hence, FWD is also treated as void.
-	 */
-	return t == &btf_void || BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_FWD;
+	return t == &btf_void;
 }
 
-static bool btf_type_is_void_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
+static bool btf_type_is_fwd(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
-	return !t || btf_type_is_void(t);
+	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_FWD;
+}
+
+static bool btf_type_nosize(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return btf_type_is_void(t) || btf_type_is_fwd(t);
+}
+
+static bool btf_type_nosize_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return !t || btf_type_nosize(t);
 }
 
 /* union is only a special case of struct:
@@ -826,7 +833,7 @@
 	u32 size = 0;
 
 	size_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, size_type_id);
-	if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(size_type))
+	if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(size_type))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (btf_type_has_size(size_type)) {
@@ -842,7 +849,7 @@
 		size = btf->resolved_sizes[size_type_id];
 		size_type_id = btf->resolved_ids[size_type_id];
 		size_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, size_type_id);
-		if (btf_type_is_void(size_type))
+		if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(size_type))
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1164,7 +1171,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* "typedef void new_void", "const void"...etc */
-	if (btf_type_is_void(next_type))
+	if (btf_type_is_void(next_type) || btf_type_is_fwd(next_type))
 		goto resolved;
 
 	if (!env_type_is_resolve_sink(env, next_type) &&
@@ -1178,7 +1185,7 @@
 	 * pretty print).
 	 */
 	if (!btf_type_id_size(btf, &next_type_id, &next_type_size) &&
-	    !btf_type_is_void(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
+	    !btf_type_nosize(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t, "Invalid type_id");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1205,7 +1212,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* "void *" */
-	if (btf_type_is_void(next_type))
+	if (btf_type_is_void(next_type) || btf_type_is_fwd(next_type))
 		goto resolved;
 
 	if (!env_type_is_resolve_sink(env, next_type) &&
@@ -1235,7 +1242,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!btf_type_id_size(btf, &next_type_id, &next_type_size) &&
-	    !btf_type_is_void(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
+	    !btf_type_nosize(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t, "Invalid type_id");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1396,7 +1403,7 @@
 	/* Check array->index_type */
 	index_type_id = array->index_type;
 	index_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, index_type_id);
-	if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(index_type)) {
+	if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(index_type)) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t, "Invalid index");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1415,7 +1422,7 @@
 	/* Check array->type */
 	elem_type_id = array->type;
 	elem_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, elem_type_id);
-	if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(elem_type)) {
+	if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(elem_type)) {
 		btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t,
 				      "Invalid elem");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1615,7 +1622,7 @@
 		const struct btf_type *member_type = btf_type_by_id(env->btf,
 								member_type_id);
 
-		if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(member_type)) {
+		if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(member_type)) {
 			btf_verifier_log_member(env, v->t, member,
 						"Invalid member");
 			return -EINVAL;