diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 06dfa36ed0bb..3488ac4f7015 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -3815,11 +3815,22 @@ load_program(struct bpf_program *prog, struct bpf_insn *insns, int insns_cnt,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int
-bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog,
-		  char *license, __u32 kern_version)
+static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(const char *name,
+				     enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
+				     __u32 attach_prog_fd);
+
+int bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog, char *license, __u32 kern_ver)
 {
-	int err = 0, fd, i;
+	int err = 0, fd, i, btf_id;
+
+	if (prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING) {
+		btf_id = libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(prog->section_name,
+						   prog->expected_attach_type,
+						   prog->attach_prog_fd);
+		if (btf_id <= 0)
+			return btf_id;
+		prog->attach_btf_id = btf_id;
+	}
 
 	if (prog->instances.nr < 0 || !prog->instances.fds) {
 		if (prog->preprocessor) {
@@ -3843,7 +3854,7 @@ bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog,
 				prog->section_name, prog->instances.nr);
 		}
 		err = load_program(prog, prog->insns, prog->insns_cnt,
-				   license, kern_version, &fd);
+				   license, kern_ver, &fd);
 		if (!err)
 			prog->instances.fds[0] = fd;
 		goto out;
@@ -3872,9 +3883,7 @@ bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog,
 		}
 
 		err = load_program(prog, result.new_insn_ptr,
-				   result.new_insn_cnt,
-				   license, kern_version, &fd);
-
+				   result.new_insn_cnt, license, kern_ver, &fd);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_warn("Loading the %dth instance of program '%s' failed\n",
 				i, prog->section_name);
@@ -3918,9 +3927,6 @@ bpf_object__load_progs(struct bpf_object *obj, int log_level)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(const char *name,
-				     enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
-				     __u32 attach_prog_fd);
 static struct bpf_object *
 __bpf_object__open(const char *path, const void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
 		   const struct bpf_object_open_opts *opts)
@@ -3984,15 +3990,8 @@ __bpf_object__open(const char *path, const void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
 
 		bpf_program__set_type(prog, prog_type);
 		bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(prog, attach_type);
-		if (prog_type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING) {
-			err = libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(prog->section_name,
-							attach_type,
-							attach_prog_fd);
-			if (err <= 0)
-				goto out;
-			prog->attach_btf_id = err;
+		if (prog_type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING)
 			prog->attach_prog_fd = attach_prog_fd;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return obj;