diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 54b93f8b49b8..d27302ecaa9c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3625,6 +3625,11 @@ struct xdp_md {
 	__u32 rx_queue_index;  /* rxq->queue_index  */
 };
 
+/* DEVMAP values */
+struct devmap_val {
+	__u32 ifindex;   /* device index */
+};
+
 enum sk_action {
 	SK_DROP = 0,
 	SK_PASS,
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
index a51d9fb7a359..069a50113e26 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct bpf_dtab_netdev {
 	struct bpf_dtab *dtab;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 	unsigned int idx;
+	struct devmap_val val;
 };
 
 struct bpf_dtab {
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ static int dev_map_init_map(struct bpf_dtab *dtab, union bpf_attr *attr)
 
 	/* check sanity of attributes */
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 || attr->key_size != 4 ||
-	    attr->value_size != 4 || attr->map_flags & ~DEV_CREATE_FLAG_MASK)
+	    attr->value_size > sizeof(struct devmap_val) ||
+	    attr->map_flags & ~DEV_CREATE_FLAG_MASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Lookup returns a pointer straight to dev->ifindex, so make sure the
@@ -472,18 +474,15 @@ int dev_map_generic_redirect(struct bpf_dtab_netdev *dst, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static void *dev_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 {
 	struct bpf_dtab_netdev *obj = __dev_map_lookup_elem(map, *(u32 *)key);
-	struct net_device *dev = obj ? obj->dev : NULL;
 
-	return dev ? &dev->ifindex : NULL;
+	return obj ? &obj->val : NULL;
 }
 
 static void *dev_map_hash_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 {
 	struct bpf_dtab_netdev *obj = __dev_map_hash_lookup_elem(map,
 								*(u32 *)key);
-	struct net_device *dev = obj ? obj->dev : NULL;
-
-	return dev ? &dev->ifindex : NULL;
+	return obj ? &obj->val : NULL;
 }
 
 static void __dev_map_entry_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ static int dev_map_hash_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 
 static struct bpf_dtab_netdev *__dev_map_alloc_node(struct net *net,
 						    struct bpf_dtab *dtab,
-						    u32 ifindex,
+						    struct devmap_val *val,
 						    unsigned int idx)
 {
 	struct bpf_dtab_netdev *dev;
@@ -551,16 +550,18 @@ static struct bpf_dtab_netdev *__dev_map_alloc_node(struct net *net,
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	dev->dev = dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
-	if (!dev->dev) {
-		kfree(dev);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	}
+	dev->dev = dev_get_by_index(net, val->ifindex);
+	if (!dev->dev)
+		goto err_out;
 
 	dev->idx = idx;
 	dev->dtab = dtab;
+	dev->val.ifindex = val->ifindex;
 
 	return dev;
+err_out:
+	kfree(dev);
+	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
 static int __dev_map_update_elem(struct net *net, struct bpf_map *map,
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ static int __dev_map_update_elem(struct net *net, struct bpf_map *map,
 {
 	struct bpf_dtab *dtab = container_of(map, struct bpf_dtab, map);
 	struct bpf_dtab_netdev *dev, *old_dev;
-	u32 ifindex = *(u32 *)value;
+	struct devmap_val val = { };
 	u32 i = *(u32 *)key;
 
 	if (unlikely(map_flags > BPF_EXIST))
@@ -578,10 +579,13 @@ static int __dev_map_update_elem(struct net *net, struct bpf_map *map,
 	if (unlikely(map_flags == BPF_NOEXIST))
 		return -EEXIST;
 
-	if (!ifindex) {
+	/* already verified value_size <= sizeof val */
+	memcpy(&val, value, map->value_size);
+
+	if (!val.ifindex) {
 		dev = NULL;
 	} else {
-		dev = __dev_map_alloc_node(net, dtab, ifindex, i);
+		dev = __dev_map_alloc_node(net, dtab, &val, i);
 		if (IS_ERR(dev))
 			return PTR_ERR(dev);
 	}
@@ -609,12 +613,15 @@ static int __dev_map_hash_update_elem(struct net *net, struct bpf_map *map,
 {
 	struct bpf_dtab *dtab = container_of(map, struct bpf_dtab, map);
 	struct bpf_dtab_netdev *dev, *old_dev;
-	u32 ifindex = *(u32 *)value;
+	struct devmap_val val = { };
 	u32 idx = *(u32 *)key;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int err = -EEXIST;
 
-	if (unlikely(map_flags > BPF_EXIST || !ifindex))
+	/* already verified value_size <= sizeof val */
+	memcpy(&val, value, map->value_size);
+
+	if (unlikely(map_flags > BPF_EXIST || !val.ifindex))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dtab->index_lock, flags);
@@ -623,7 +630,7 @@ static int __dev_map_hash_update_elem(struct net *net, struct bpf_map *map,
 	if (old_dev && (map_flags & BPF_NOEXIST))
 		goto out_err;
 
-	dev = __dev_map_alloc_node(net, dtab, ifindex, idx);
+	dev = __dev_map_alloc_node(net, dtab, &val, idx);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dev);
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 54b93f8b49b8..d27302ecaa9c 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3625,6 +3625,11 @@ struct xdp_md {
 	__u32 rx_queue_index;  /* rxq->queue_index  */
 };
 
+/* DEVMAP values */
+struct devmap_val {
+	__u32 ifindex;   /* device index */
+};
+
 enum sk_action {
 	SK_DROP = 0,
 	SK_PASS,
