diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 787140095e58..32ab9225026e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ static int btf_enum_check_member(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
 
 	struct_size = struct_type->size;
 	bytes_offset = BITS_ROUNDDOWN_BYTES(struct_bits_off);
-	if (struct_size - bytes_offset < sizeof(int)) {
+	if (struct_size - bytes_offset < member_type->size) {
 		btf_verifier_log_member(env, struct_type, member,
 					"Member exceeds struct_size");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
index 93040ca83e60..8da77cda5f4a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,48 @@ static struct btf_raw_test raw_tests[] = {
 	.err_str = "Member exceeds struct_size",
 },
 
+/* Test member unexceeds the size of struct
+ *
+ * enum E {
+ *     E0,
+ *     E1,
+ * };
+ *
+ * struct A {
+ *     char m;
+ *     enum E __attribute__((packed)) n;
+ * };
+ */
+{
+	.descr = "size check test #5",
+	.raw_types = {
+		/* int */			/* [1] */
+		BTF_TYPE_INT_ENC(0, BTF_INT_SIGNED, 0, 32, sizeof(int)),
+		/* char */			/* [2] */
+		BTF_TYPE_INT_ENC(0, BTF_INT_SIGNED, 0, 8, 1),
+		/* enum E { */			/* [3] */
+		BTF_TYPE_ENC(NAME_TBD, BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_ENUM, 0, 2), 1),
+		BTF_ENUM_ENC(NAME_TBD, 0),
+		BTF_ENUM_ENC(NAME_TBD, 1),
+		/* } */
+		/* struct A { */		/* [4] */
+		BTF_TYPE_ENC(NAME_TBD, BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_STRUCT, 0, 2), 2),
+		BTF_MEMBER_ENC(NAME_TBD, 2, 0),	/* char m; */
+		BTF_MEMBER_ENC(NAME_TBD, 3, 8),/* enum E __attribute__((packed)) n; */
+		/* } */
+		BTF_END_RAW,
+	},
+	.str_sec = "\0E\0E0\0E1\0A\0m\0n",
+	.str_sec_size = sizeof("\0E\0E0\0E1\0A\0m\0n"),
+	.map_type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
+	.map_name = "size_check5_map",
+	.key_size = sizeof(int),
+	.value_size = 2,
+	.key_type_id = 1,
+	.value_type_id = 4,
+	.max_entries = 4,
+},
+
 /* typedef const void * const_void_ptr;
  * struct A {
  *	const_void_ptr m;