diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2ab3e4e860..e5f78d2941 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3569,6 +3569,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
  "solana-account-decoder",
+ "solana-bpf-loader-program",
  "solana-budget-program",
  "solana-clap-utils",
  "solana-cli-config",
@@ -3587,6 +3588,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-version",
  "solana-vote-program",
  "solana-vote-signer",
+ "solana_rbpf",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
  "url 2.1.1",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 91a891220f..75c1babcb5 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ serde_derive = "1.0.103"
 serde_json = "1.0.56"
 solana-account-decoder = { path = "../account-decoder", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-budget-program = { path = "../programs/budget", version = "1.3.18" }
+solana-bpf-loader-program = { path = "../programs/bpf_loader", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-clap-utils = { path = "../clap-utils", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-cli-config = { path = "../cli-config", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-cli-output = { path = "../cli-output", version = "1.3.18" }
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ solana-config-program = { path = "../programs/config", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-faucet = { path = "../faucet", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-net-utils = { path = "../net-utils", version = "1.3.18" }
+solana_rbpf = "=0.1.32"
 solana-remote-wallet = { path = "../remote-wallet", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-runtime = { path = "../runtime", version = "1.3.18" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "1.3.18" }
diff --git a/cli/src/cli.rs b/cli/src/cli.rs
index d8c356b477..234bc4d022 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use log::*;
 use num_traits::FromPrimitive;
 use serde_json::{self, json, Value};
 use solana_account_decoder::{UiAccount, UiAccountEncoding};
+use solana_bpf_loader_program::bpf_verifier;
 use solana_budget_program::budget_instruction::{self, BudgetError};
 use solana_clap_utils::{
     self,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ use solana_client::{
 use solana_faucet::faucet::request_airdrop_transaction;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use solana_faucet::faucet_mock::request_airdrop_transaction;
+use solana_rbpf::vm::EbpfVm;
 use solana_remote_wallet::remote_wallet::RemoteWalletManager;
 use solana_sdk::{
     bpf_loader, bpf_loader_deprecated,
@@ -1252,6 +1254,9 @@ fn process_deploy(
         CliError::DynamicProgramError(format!("Unable to read program file: {}", err))
     })?;
 
+    EbpfVm::create_executable_from_elf(&program_data, Some(|x| bpf_verifier::check(x, true)))
+        .map_err(|err| CliError::DynamicProgramError(format!("ELF error: {}", err)))?;
+
     let loader_id = if use_deprecated_loader {
         bpf_loader_deprecated::id()
     } else {