diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index 55d9b4dca64f..e2db08573bf0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 #ifndef R_BPF_64_64
 #define R_BPF_64_64 1
 #endif
+#ifndef R_BPF_64_ABS64
+#define R_BPF_64_ABS64 2
+#endif
+#ifndef R_BPF_64_ABS32
+#define R_BPF_64_ABS32 3
+#endif
 #ifndef R_BPF_64_32
 #define R_BPF_64_32 10
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
index b594a88620ce..1dca41a24f75 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
@@ -892,7 +892,8 @@ static int linker_sanity_check_elf_relos(struct src_obj *obj, struct src_sec *se
 		size_t sym_idx = ELF64_R_SYM(relo->r_info);
 		size_t sym_type = ELF64_R_TYPE(relo->r_info);
 
-		if (sym_type != R_BPF_64_64 && sym_type != R_BPF_64_32) {
+		if (sym_type != R_BPF_64_64 && sym_type != R_BPF_64_32 &&
+		    sym_type != R_BPF_64_ABS64 && sym_type != R_BPF_64_ABS32) {
 			pr_warn("ELF relo #%d in section #%zu has unexpected type %zu in %s\n",
 				i, sec->sec_idx, sym_type, obj->filename);
 			return -EINVAL;