static bool btf_type_is_void(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
-       /* void => no type and size info.
-        * Hence, FWD is also treated as void.
-        */
-       return t == &btf_void || BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_FWD;
+       return t == &btf_void;
+}
+
+static bool btf_type_is_fwd(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+       return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_FWD;
+}
+
+static bool btf_type_nosize(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+       return btf_type_is_void(t) || btf_type_is_fwd(t);
 }
 
-static bool btf_type_is_void_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
+static bool btf_type_nosize_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
-       return !t || btf_type_is_void(t);
+       return !t || btf_type_nosize(t);
 }
 
 /* union is only a special case of struct:
        u32 size = 0;
 
        size_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, size_type_id);
-       if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(size_type))
+       if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(size_type))
                return NULL;
 
        if (btf_type_has_size(size_type)) {
                size = btf->resolved_sizes[size_type_id];
                size_type_id = btf->resolved_ids[size_type_id];
                size_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, size_type_id);
-               if (btf_type_is_void(size_type))
+               if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(size_type))
                        return NULL;
        }
 
        }
 
        /* "typedef void new_void", "const void"...etc */
-       if (btf_type_is_void(next_type))
+       if (btf_type_is_void(next_type) || btf_type_is_fwd(next_type))
                goto resolved;
 
        if (!env_type_is_resolve_sink(env, next_type) &&
         * pretty print).
         */
        if (!btf_type_id_size(btf, &next_type_id, &next_type_size) &&
-           !btf_type_is_void(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
+           !btf_type_nosize(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
                btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t, "Invalid type_id");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        }
 
        /* "void *" */
-       if (btf_type_is_void(next_type))
+       if (btf_type_is_void(next_type) || btf_type_is_fwd(next_type))
                goto resolved;
 
        if (!env_type_is_resolve_sink(env, next_type) &&
        }
 
        if (!btf_type_id_size(btf, &next_type_id, &next_type_size) &&
-           !btf_type_is_void(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
+           !btf_type_nosize(btf_type_id_resolve(btf, &next_type_id))) {
                btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t, "Invalid type_id");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        /* Check array->index_type */
        index_type_id = array->index_type;
        index_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, index_type_id);
-       if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(index_type)) {
+       if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(index_type)) {
                btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t, "Invalid index");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        /* Check array->type */
        elem_type_id = array->type;
        elem_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, elem_type_id);
-       if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(elem_type)) {
+       if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(elem_type)) {
                btf_verifier_log_type(env, v->t,
                                      "Invalid elem");
                return -EINVAL;
                const struct btf_type *member_type = btf_type_by_id(env->btf,
                                                                member_type_id);
 
-               if (btf_type_is_void_or_null(member_type)) {
+               if (btf_type_nosize_or_null(member_type)) {
                        btf_verifier_log_member(env, v->t, member,
                                                "Invalid member");
                        return -EINVAL;