diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h
index 12e98a0a58e5..7f591d71ab28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ struct nfp_bpf_subprog_info {
  * @prog: machine code
  * @prog_len: number of valid instructions in @prog array
  * @__prog_alloc_len: alloc size of @prog array
+ * @stack_size: total amount of stack used
  * @verifier_meta: temporary storage for verifier's insn meta
  * @type: BPF program type
  * @last_bpf_off: address of the last instruction translated from BPF
@@ -465,6 +466,8 @@ struct nfp_prog {
 	unsigned int prog_len;
 	unsigned int __prog_alloc_len;
 
+	unsigned int stack_size;
+
 	struct nfp_insn_meta *verifier_meta;
 
 	enum bpf_prog_type type;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
index 658c7143d59c..ba8ceedcf6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ nfp_net_bpf_load(struct nfp_net *nn, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct nfp_prog *nfp_prog = prog->aux->offload->dev_priv;
-	unsigned int max_mtu;
+	unsigned int max_mtu, max_stack, max_prog_len;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 	void *img;
 	int err;
@@ -500,6 +500,18 @@ nfp_net_bpf_load(struct nfp_net *nn, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	max_stack = nn_readb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_STACK_SZ) * 64;
+	if (nfp_prog->stack_size > max_stack) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "stack too large");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	max_prog_len = nn_readw(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_MAX_LEN);
+	if (nfp_prog->prog_len > max_prog_len) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "program too long");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	img = nfp_bpf_relo_for_vnic(nfp_prog, nn->app_priv);
 	if (IS_ERR(img))
 		return PTR_ERR(img);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c
index e04035c116a4..99f977bfd8cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -747,9 +747,9 @@ continue_subprog:
 
 static int nfp_bpf_finalize(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 {
-	unsigned int stack_size, stack_needed;
 	struct bpf_subprog_info *info;
 	struct nfp_prog *nfp_prog;
+	unsigned int max_stack;
 	struct nfp_net *nn;
 	int i;
 
@@ -777,11 +777,12 @@ static int nfp_bpf_finalize(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 	}
 
 	nn = netdev_priv(env->prog->aux->offload->netdev);
-	stack_size = nn_readb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_STACK_SZ) * 64;
-	stack_needed = nfp_bpf_get_stack_usage(nfp_prog, env->prog->len);
-	if (stack_needed > stack_size) {
+	max_stack = nn_readb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_STACK_SZ) * 64;
+	nfp_prog->stack_size = nfp_bpf_get_stack_usage(nfp_prog,
+						       env->prog->len);
+	if (nfp_prog->stack_size > max_stack) {
 		pr_vlog(env, "stack too large: program %dB > FW stack %dB\n",
-			stack_needed, stack_size);
+			nfp_prog->stack_size, max_stack);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}