diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
index c452bf9462e0..1a357aacc444 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ nfp_bpf_map_get_next_key(struct bpf_offloaded_map *offmap,
 static int
 nfp_bpf_map_delete_elem(struct bpf_offloaded_map *offmap, void *key)
 {
+	if (offmap->map.map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	return nfp_bpf_ctrl_del_entry(offmap, key);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/offload.c b/kernel/bpf/offload.c
index 6c0baa1cf8f8..2657976aec2a 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/offload.c
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ struct bpf_map *bpf_map_offload_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-	if (attr->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH)
+	if (attr->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY &&
+	    attr->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	offmap = kzalloc(sizeof(*offmap), GFP_USER);