diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 0c794f7fc050..97073d649c1a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -742,6 +742,24 @@ bpf_object__init_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool section_have_execinstr(struct bpf_object *obj, int idx)
+{
+	Elf_Scn *scn;
+	GElf_Shdr sh;
+
+	scn = elf_getscn(obj->efile.elf, idx);
+	if (!scn)
+		return false;
+
+	if (gelf_getshdr(scn, &sh) != &sh)
+		return false;
+
+	if (sh.sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	Elf *elf = obj->efile.elf;
@@ -825,6 +843,14 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		} else if (sh.sh_type == SHT_REL) {
 			void *reloc = obj->efile.reloc;
 			int nr_reloc = obj->efile.nr_reloc + 1;
+			int sec = sh.sh_info; /* points to other section */
+
+			/* Only do relo for section with exec instructions */
+			if (!section_have_execinstr(obj, sec)) {
+				pr_debug("skip relo %s(%d) for section(%d)\n",
+					 name, idx, sec);
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			reloc = realloc(reloc,
 					sizeof(*obj->efile.reloc) * nr_reloc);