diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 29c27656165b..8739f1d4cac4 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -1281,6 +1281,11 @@ struct bpf_sysctl_kern {
 	u64 tmp_reg;
 };
 
+#define BPF_SOCKOPT_KERN_BUF_SIZE	32
+struct bpf_sockopt_buf {
+	u8		data[BPF_SOCKOPT_KERN_BUF_SIZE];
+};
+
 struct bpf_sockopt_kern {
 	struct sock	*sk;
 	u8		*optval;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 416e7738981b..dbeef7afbbf9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,8 @@ static bool __cgroup_bpf_prog_array_is_empty(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 	return empty;
 }
 
-static int sockopt_alloc_buf(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx, int max_optlen)
+static int sockopt_alloc_buf(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx, int max_optlen,
+			     struct bpf_sockopt_buf *buf)
 {
 	if (unlikely(max_optlen < 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1310,6 +1311,15 @@ static int sockopt_alloc_buf(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx, int max_optlen)
 		max_optlen = PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 
+	if (max_optlen <= sizeof(buf->data)) {
+		/* When the optval fits into BPF_SOCKOPT_KERN_BUF_SIZE
+		 * bytes avoid the cost of kzalloc.
+		 */
+		ctx->optval = buf->data;
+		ctx->optval_end = ctx->optval + max_optlen;
+		return max_optlen;
+	}
+
 	ctx->optval = kzalloc(max_optlen, GFP_USER);
 	if (!ctx->optval)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1319,16 +1329,26 @@ static int sockopt_alloc_buf(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx, int max_optlen)
 	return max_optlen;
 }
 
-static void sockopt_free_buf(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx)
+static void sockopt_free_buf(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx,
+			     struct bpf_sockopt_buf *buf)
 {
+	if (ctx->optval == buf->data)
+		return;
 	kfree(ctx->optval);
 }
 
+static bool sockopt_buf_allocated(struct bpf_sockopt_kern *ctx,
+				  struct bpf_sockopt_buf *buf)
+{
+	return ctx->optval != buf->data;
+}
+
 int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int *level,
 				       int *optname, char __user *optval,
 				       int *optlen, char **kernel_optval)
 {
 	struct cgroup *cgrp = sock_cgroup_ptr(&sk->sk_cgrp_data);
+	struct bpf_sockopt_buf buf = {};
 	struct bpf_sockopt_kern ctx = {
 		.sk = sk,
 		.level = *level,
@@ -1350,7 +1370,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int *level,
 	 */
 	max_optlen = max_t(int, 16, *optlen);
 
-	max_optlen = sockopt_alloc_buf(&ctx, max_optlen);
+	max_optlen = sockopt_alloc_buf(&ctx, max_optlen, &buf);
 	if (max_optlen < 0)
 		return max_optlen;
 
@@ -1390,14 +1410,31 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int *level,
 		 */
 		if (ctx.optlen != 0) {
 			*optlen = ctx.optlen;
-			*kernel_optval = ctx.optval;
+			/* We've used bpf_sockopt_kern->buf as an intermediary
+			 * storage, but the BPF program indicates that we need
+			 * to pass this data to the kernel setsockopt handler.
+			 * No way to export on-stack buf, have to allocate a
+			 * new buffer.
+			 */
+			if (!sockopt_buf_allocated(&ctx, &buf)) {
+				void *p = kzalloc(ctx.optlen, GFP_USER);
+
+				if (!p) {
+					ret = -ENOMEM;
+					goto out;
+				}
+				memcpy(p, ctx.optval, ctx.optlen);
+				*kernel_optval = p;
+			} else {
+				*kernel_optval = ctx.optval;
+			}
 			/* export and don't free sockopt buf */
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 out:
-	sockopt_free_buf(&ctx);
+	sockopt_free_buf(&ctx, &buf);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1407,6 +1444,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 				       int retval)
 {
 	struct cgroup *cgrp = sock_cgroup_ptr(&sk->sk_cgrp_data);
+	struct bpf_sockopt_buf buf = {};
 	struct bpf_sockopt_kern ctx = {
 		.sk = sk,
 		.level = level,
@@ -1425,7 +1463,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 
 	ctx.optlen = max_optlen;
 
-	max_optlen = sockopt_alloc_buf(&ctx, max_optlen);
+	max_optlen = sockopt_alloc_buf(&ctx, max_optlen, &buf);
 	if (max_optlen < 0)
 		return max_optlen;
 
@@ -1483,7 +1521,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 	ret = ctx.retval;
 
 out:
-	sockopt_free_buf(&ctx);
+	sockopt_free_buf(&ctx, &buf);
 	return ret;
 }
 
