diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 197b574406b3..5d046cc7b207 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1645,14 +1645,16 @@ static int bpf_object__probe_btf_func(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		/* FUNC x */                                    /* [3] */
 		BTF_TYPE_ENC(5, BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_FUNC, 0, 0), 2),
 	};
-	int res;
+	int btf_fd;
 
-	res = libbpf__probe_raw_btf((char *)types, sizeof(types),
-				    strs, sizeof(strs));
-	if (res < 0)
-		return res;
-	if (res > 0)
+	btf_fd = libbpf__load_raw_btf((char *)types, sizeof(types),
+				      strs, sizeof(strs));
+	if (btf_fd >= 0) {
 		obj->caps.btf_func = 1;
+		close(btf_fd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1670,14 +1672,16 @@ static int bpf_object__probe_btf_datasec(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		BTF_TYPE_ENC(3, BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_DATASEC, 0, 1), 4),
 		BTF_VAR_SECINFO_ENC(2, 0, 4),
 	};
-	int res;
+	int btf_fd;
 
-	res = libbpf__probe_raw_btf((char *)types, sizeof(types),
-				    strs, sizeof(strs));
-	if (res < 0)
-		return res;
-	if (res > 0)
+	btf_fd = libbpf__load_raw_btf((char *)types, sizeof(types),
+				      strs, sizeof(strs));
+	if (btf_fd >= 0) {
 		obj->caps.btf_datasec = 1;
+		close(btf_fd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index f3025b4d90e1..dfab8012185c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ do {				\
 #define pr_info(fmt, ...)	__pr(LIBBPF_INFO, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pr_debug(fmt, ...)	__pr(LIBBPF_DEBUG, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-int libbpf__probe_raw_btf(const char *raw_types, size_t types_len,
-			  const char *str_sec, size_t str_len);
+int libbpf__load_raw_btf(const char *raw_types, size_t types_len,
+			 const char *str_sec, size_t str_len);
 
 #endif /* __LIBBPF_LIBBPF_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
index 5e2aa83f637a..6635a31a7a16 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ bool bpf_probe_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type, __u32 ifindex)
 	return errno != EINVAL && errno != EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-int libbpf__probe_raw_btf(const char *raw_types, size_t types_len,
-			  const char *str_sec, size_t str_len)
+int libbpf__load_raw_btf(const char *raw_types, size_t types_len,
+			 const char *str_sec, size_t str_len)
 {
 	struct btf_header hdr = {
 		.magic = BTF_MAGIC,
@@ -157,14 +157,9 @@ int libbpf__probe_raw_btf(const char *raw_types, size_t types_len,
 	memcpy(raw_btf + hdr.hdr_len + hdr.type_len, str_sec, hdr.str_len);
 
 	btf_fd = bpf_load_btf(raw_btf, btf_len, NULL, 0, false);
-	if (btf_fd < 0) {
-		free(raw_btf);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
-	close(btf_fd);
 	free(raw_btf);
-	return 1;
+	return btf_fd;
 }
 
 static int load_sk_storage_btf(void)
@@ -190,7 +185,7 @@ static int load_sk_storage_btf(void)
 		BTF_MEMBER_ENC(23, 2, 32),/* struct bpf_spin_lock l; */
 	};
 
-	return libbpf__probe_raw_btf((char *)types, sizeof(types),
+	return libbpf__load_raw_btf((char *)types, sizeof(types),
 				     strs, sizeof(strs));
 }