diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 8220caa488c5..fb78bb26786f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -7469,10 +7469,8 @@ int register_btf_kfunc_id_set(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 			pr_err("missing vmlinux BTF, cannot register kfuncs\n");
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
-		if (kset->owner && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES)) {
-			pr_err("missing module BTF, cannot register kfuncs\n");
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
+		if (kset->owner && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES))
+			pr_warn("missing module BTF, cannot register kfuncs\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (IS_ERR(btf))