diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 82a7f1d0db2e..e78f579c1e4d 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -7629,7 +7629,7 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sock_ops_load_hdr_opt_proto = {
 	.gpl_only	= false,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
 	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
-	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_WRITE,
 	.arg3_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
 	.arg4_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };