diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 8390859e79e7..f1af7d63d678 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ static inline void __bpf_prog_uncharge(struct user_struct *user, u32 pages)
 {
 }
 
+static inline int bpf_obj_get_user(const char __user *pathname)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 static inline struct net_device  *__dev_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 						       u32 key)
 {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/xt_bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/xt_bpf.h
index b97725af2ac0..da161b56c79e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/xt_bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/xt_bpf.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enum xt_bpf_modes {
 	XT_BPF_MODE_FD_PINNED,
 	XT_BPF_MODE_FD_ELF,
 };
+#define XT_BPF_MODE_PATH_PINNED XT_BPF_MODE_FD_PINNED
 
 struct xt_bpf_info_v1 {
 	__u16 mode;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index e833ed914358..be1dde967208 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ int bpf_obj_get_user(const char __user *pathname)
 	putname(pname);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpf_obj_get_user);
 
 static void bpf_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_bpf.c b/net/netfilter/xt_bpf.c
index 38986a95216c..29123934887b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_bpf.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_bpf.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/filter.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,22 @@ static int __bpf_mt_check_fd(int fd, struct bpf_prog **ret)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __bpf_mt_check_path(const char *path, struct bpf_prog **ret)
+{
+	mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs();
+	int retval, fd;
+
+	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
+	fd = bpf_obj_get_user(path);
+	set_fs(oldfs);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	retval = __bpf_mt_check_fd(fd, ret);
+	sys_close(fd);
+	return retval;
+}
+
 static int bpf_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 {
 	struct xt_bpf_info *info = par->matchinfo;
@@ -66,9 +83,10 @@ static int bpf_mt_check_v1(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 		return __bpf_mt_check_bytecode(info->bpf_program,
 					       info->bpf_program_num_elem,
 					       &info->filter);
-	else if (info->mode == XT_BPF_MODE_FD_PINNED ||
-		 info->mode == XT_BPF_MODE_FD_ELF)
+	else if (info->mode == XT_BPF_MODE_FD_ELF)
 		return __bpf_mt_check_fd(info->fd, &info->filter);
+	else if (info->mode == XT_BPF_MODE_PATH_PINNED)
+		return __bpf_mt_check_path(info->path, &info->filter);
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
 }