diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index b73169737a01..a83a3f274556 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -5333,12 +5333,8 @@ struct btf *bpf_prog_get_target_btf(const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 
 static bool is_int_ptr(struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t)
 {
-	/* t comes in already as a pointer */
-	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
-
-	/* allow const */
-	if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_CONST)
-		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
+	/* skip modifiers */
+	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, NULL);
 
 	return btf_type_is_int(t);
 }