diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e9374d1e5548a..9c8317f124e7f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4291,6 +4291,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/bpf/prog_lsm.rst
 F:	include/linux/bpf_lsm.h
 F:	kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
+F:	kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm_proto.c
 F:	kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
 F:	security/bpf/
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
index 9b9c151b5c826..1e5fe9c8259f6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,17 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BPF_JIT),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += bpf_struct_ops.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += cpumask.o
-obj-${CONFIG_BPF_LSM} += bpf_lsm.o
+# bpf_lsm_proto.o must precede bpf_lsm.o. The current pahole logic
+# deduplicates function prototypes within
+# btf_encoder__add_saved_func() by keeping the first instance seen. We
+# need the function prototype(s) in bpf_lsm_proto.o to take precedence
+# over those within bpf_lsm.o. Having bpf_lsm_proto.o precede
+# bpf_lsm.o ensures its DWARF CU is processed early, forcing the
+# generated BTF to contain the overrides.
+#
+# Notably, this is a temporary workaround whilst the deduplication
+# semantics within pahole are revisited accordingly.
+obj-${CONFIG_BPF_LSM} += bpf_lsm_proto.o bpf_lsm.o
 endif
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_CRYPTO),)
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += crypto.o
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
index 3bc61628ab251..08f7a6639acd7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 #include <linux/bpf-cgroup.h>
 
 /* For every LSM hook that allows attachment of BPF programs, declare a nop
- * function where a BPF program can be attached.
+ * function where a BPF program can be attached. Notably, we qualify each with
+ * weak linkage such that strong overrides can be implemented if need be.
  */
 #define LSM_HOOK(RET, DEFAULT, NAME, ...)	\
-noinline RET bpf_lsm_##NAME(__VA_ARGS__)	\
+__weak noinline RET bpf_lsm_##NAME(__VA_ARGS__)	\
 {						\
 	return DEFAULT;				\
 }
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm_proto.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm_proto.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..44a54fd8045e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm_proto.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/bpf_lsm.h>
+
+/*
+ * Strong definition of the mmap_file() BPF LSM hook. The __nullable suffix on
+ * the struct file pointer parameter name marks it as PTR_MAYBE_NULL. This
+ * explicitly enforces that BPF LSM programs check for NULL before attempting to
+ * dereference it.
+ */
+int bpf_lsm_mmap_file(struct file *file__nullable, unsigned long reqprot,
+		      unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}