diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index a31c032b2dd6..d6b8a77fbe3b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -21132,11 +21132,6 @@ static int resolve_pseudo_ldimm64(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			} else {
 				u32 off = insn[1].imm;
 
-				if (off >= BPF_MAX_VAR_OFF) {
-					verbose(env, "direct value offset of %u is not allowed\n", off);
-					return -EINVAL;
-				}
-
 				if (!map->ops->map_direct_value_addr) {
 					verbose(env, "no direct value access support for this map type\n");
 					return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/direct_value_access.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/direct_value_access.c
index c0648dc009b5..e569d119fb60 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/direct_value_access.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/direct_value_access.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	},
 	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 1 },
 	.result = REJECT,
-	.errstr = "direct value offset of 4294967295 is not allowed",
+	.errstr = "invalid access to map value pointer, value_size=48 off=4294967295",
 },
 {
 	"direct map access, write test 8",
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 	},
 	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 1 },
 	.result = REJECT,
-	.errstr = "direct value offset of 536870912 is not allowed",
+	.errstr = "invalid access to map value pointer, value_size=48 off=536870912",
 },
 {
 	"direct map access, write test 13",