diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index bc30783d1403..ff2506fe6bd2 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct bpf_load_program_attr {
 #define MAPS_RELAX_COMPAT	0x01
 
 /* Recommend log buffer size */
-#define BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE (16 * 1024 * 1024) /* verifier maximum in kernels <= 5.1 */
+#define BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE (UINT32_MAX >> 8) /* verifier maximum in kernels <= 5.1 */
 LIBBPF_API int
 bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 		       char *log_buf, size_t log_buf_sz);