diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/freplace_cls_redirect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/freplace_cls_redirect.c
index 68a5a9db928a..7e94412d47a5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/freplace_cls_redirect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/freplace_cls_redirect.c
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #include <bpf/bpf_endian.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") sock_map = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP,
-	.key_size = sizeof(int),
-	.value_size = sizeof(int),
-	.max_entries = 2,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP);
+	__type(key, int);
+	__type(value, int);
+	__uint(max_entries, 2);
+} sock_map SEC(".maps");
 
 SEC("freplace/cls_redirect")
 int freplace_cls_redirect_test(struct __sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sample_map_ret0.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sample_map_ret0.c
index 1612a32007b6..495990d355ef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sample_map_ret0.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sample_map_ret0.c
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") htab = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH,
-	.key_size = sizeof(__u32),
-	.value_size = sizeof(long),
-	.max_entries = 2,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
+	__type(key, __u32);
+	__type(value, long);
+	__uint(max_entries, 2);
+} htab SEC(".maps");
 
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") array = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
-	.key_size = sizeof(__u32),
-	.value_size = sizeof(long),
-	.max_entries = 2,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+	__type(key, __u32);
+	__type(value, long);
+	__uint(max_entries, 2);
+} array SEC(".maps");
 
 /* Sample program which should always load for testing control paths. */
 SEC(".text") int func()
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_haskv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_haskv.c
index 160ead6c67b2..07c94df13660 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_haskv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_haskv.c
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ struct ipv_counts {
 	unsigned int v6;
 };
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") btf_map = {
 	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
 	.key_size = sizeof(int),
 	.value_size = sizeof(struct ipv_counts),
 	.max_entries = 4,
 };
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 BPF_ANNOTATE_KV_PAIR(btf_map, int, struct ipv_counts);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_newkv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_newkv.c
index 1884a5bd10f5..762671a2e90c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_newkv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_newkv.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ struct ipv_counts {
 	unsigned int v6;
 };
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 /* just to validate we can handle maps in multiple sections */
 struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") btf_map_legacy = {
 	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") btf_map_legacy = {
 	.value_size = sizeof(long long),
 	.max_entries = 4,
 };
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 BPF_ANNOTATE_KV_PAIR(btf_map_legacy, int, struct ipv_counts);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_nokv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_nokv.c
index 15e0f9945fe4..1dabb88f8cb4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_nokv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_btf_nokv.c
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ struct ipv_counts {
 	unsigned int v6;
 };
 
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") btf_map = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
-	.key_size = sizeof(int),
-	.value_size = sizeof(struct ipv_counts),
-	.max_entries = 4,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+	__uint(key_size, sizeof(int));
+	__uint(value_size, sizeof(struct ipv_counts));
+	__uint(max_entries, 4);
+} btf_map SEC(".maps");
 
 __attribute__((noinline))
 int test_long_fname_2(void)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_skb_cgroup_id_kern.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_skb_cgroup_id_kern.c
index c304cd5b8cad..37aacc66cd68 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_skb_cgroup_id_kern.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_skb_cgroup_id_kern.c
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
 #define NUM_CGROUP_LEVELS	4
 
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") cgroup_ids = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
-	.key_size = sizeof(__u32),
-	.value_size = sizeof(__u64),
-	.max_entries = NUM_CGROUP_LEVELS,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+	__type(key, __u32);
+	__type(value, __u64);
+	__uint(max_entries, NUM_CGROUP_LEVELS);
+} cgroup_ids SEC(".maps");
 
 static __always_inline void log_nth_level(struct __sk_buff *skb, __u32 level)
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_edt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_edt.c
index bf28814bfde5..950a70b61e74 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_edt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_edt.c
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 #define THROTTLE_RATE_BPS (5 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 /* flow_key => last_tstamp timestamp used */
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") flow_map = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH,
-	.key_size = sizeof(uint32_t),
-	.value_size = sizeof(uint64_t),
-	.max_entries = 1,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
+	__type(key, uint32_t);
+	__type(value, uint64_t);
+	__uint(max_entries, 1);
+} flow_map SEC(".maps");
 
 static inline int throttle_flow(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tcp_check_syncookie_kern.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tcp_check_syncookie_kern.c
index cd747cd93dbe..6edebce563b5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tcp_check_syncookie_kern.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tcp_check_syncookie_kern.c
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_endian.h>
 
-struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") results = {
-	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
-	.key_size = sizeof(__u32),
-	.value_size = sizeof(__u32),
-	.max_entries = 3,
-};
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+	__type(key, __u32);
+	__type(value, __u32);
+	__uint(max_entries, 3);
+} results SEC(".maps");
 
 static __always_inline __s64 gen_syncookie(void *data_end, struct bpf_sock *sk,
 					   void *iph, __u32 ip_size,