diff --git a/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
index e835164189f16..4b951458c9fc9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
@@ -570,6 +570,9 @@ static void bpf_tail_call_direct_fixup(struct bpf_prog *prog)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < prog->aux->size_poke_tab; i++) {
 		poke = &prog->aux->poke_tab[i];
+		if (poke->aux && poke->aux != prog->aux)
+			continue;
+
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(READ_ONCE(poke->tailcall_target_stable));
 
 		if (poke->reason != BPF_POKE_REASON_TAIL_CALL)
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index f309fc1509f2c..e8e2b0393ca93 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ struct bpf_jit_poke_descriptor {
 	void *tailcall_target;
 	void *tailcall_bypass;
 	void *bypass_addr;
+	void *aux;
 	union {
 		struct {
 			struct bpf_map *map;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index 034ad93a1ad71..9b15774983738 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -2236,8 +2236,14 @@ static void bpf_prog_free_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
 #endif
 	if (aux->dst_trampoline)
 		bpf_trampoline_put(aux->dst_trampoline);
-	for (i = 0; i < aux->func_cnt; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < aux->func_cnt; i++) {
+		/* We can just unlink the subprog poke descriptor table as
+		 * it was originally linked to the main program and is also
+		 * released along with it.
+		 */
+		aux->func[i]->aux->poke_tab = NULL;
 		bpf_jit_free(aux->func[i]);
+	}
 	if (aux->func_cnt) {
 		kfree(aux->func);
 		bpf_prog_unlock_free(aux->prog);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index be38bb930bf1e..42a4063de7cd2 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -12121,33 +12121,19 @@ static int jit_subprogs(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			goto out_free;
 		func[i]->is_func = 1;
 		func[i]->aux->func_idx = i;
-		/* the btf and func_info will be freed only at prog->aux */
+		/* Below members will be freed only at prog->aux */
 		func[i]->aux->btf = prog->aux->btf;
 		func[i]->aux->func_info = prog->aux->func_info;
+		func[i]->aux->poke_tab = prog->aux->poke_tab;
+		func[i]->aux->size_poke_tab = prog->aux->size_poke_tab;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < prog->aux->size_poke_tab; j++) {
-			u32 insn_idx = prog->aux->poke_tab[j].insn_idx;
-			int ret;
+			struct bpf_jit_poke_descriptor *poke;
 
-			if (!(insn_idx >= subprog_start &&
-			      insn_idx <= subprog_end))
-				continue;
-
-			ret = bpf_jit_add_poke_descriptor(func[i],
-							  &prog->aux->poke_tab[j]);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				verbose(env, "adding tail call poke descriptor failed\n");
-				goto out_free;
-			}
-
-			func[i]->insnsi[insn_idx - subprog_start].imm = ret + 1;
-
-			map_ptr = func[i]->aux->poke_tab[ret].tail_call.map;
-			ret = map_ptr->ops->map_poke_track(map_ptr, func[i]->aux);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				verbose(env, "tracking tail call prog failed\n");
-				goto out_free;
-			}
+			poke = &prog->aux->poke_tab[j];
+			if (poke->insn_idx < subprog_end &&
+			    poke->insn_idx >= subprog_start)
+				poke->aux = func[i]->aux;
 		}
 
 		/* Use bpf_prog_F_tag to indicate functions in stack traces.
@@ -12178,18 +12164,6 @@ static int jit_subprogs(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 
-	/* Untrack main program's aux structs so that during map_poke_run()
-	 * we will not stumble upon the unfilled poke descriptors; each
-	 * of the main program's poke descs got distributed across subprogs
-	 * and got tracked onto map, so we are sure that none of them will
-	 * be missed after the operation below
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < prog->aux->size_poke_tab; i++) {
-		map_ptr = prog->aux->poke_tab[i].tail_call.map;
-
-		map_ptr->ops->map_poke_untrack(map_ptr, prog->aux);
-	}
-
 	/* at this point all bpf functions were successfully JITed
 	 * now populate all bpf_calls with correct addresses and
 	 * run last pass of JIT
@@ -12267,14 +12241,22 @@ static int jit_subprogs(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 	bpf_prog_jit_attempt_done(prog);
 	return 0;
 out_free:
+	/* We failed JIT'ing, so at this point we need to unregister poke
+	 * descriptors from subprogs, so that kernel is not attempting to
+	 * patch it anymore as we're freeing the subprog JIT memory.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < prog->aux->size_poke_tab; i++) {
+		map_ptr = prog->aux->poke_tab[i].tail_call.map;
+		map_ptr->ops->map_poke_untrack(map_ptr, prog->aux);
+	}
+	/* At this point we're guaranteed that poke descriptors are not
+	 * live anymore. We can just unlink its descriptor table as it's
+	 * released with the main prog.
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < env->subprog_cnt; i++) {
 		if (!func[i])
 			continue;
-
-		for (j = 0; j < func[i]->aux->size_poke_tab; j++) {
-			map_ptr = func[i]->aux->poke_tab[j].tail_call.map;
-			map_ptr->ops->map_poke_untrack(map_ptr, func[i]->aux);
-		}
+		func[i]->aux->poke_tab = NULL;
 		bpf_jit_free(func[i]);
 	}
 	kfree(func);