diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac2c61c37a73..017e775b3288 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1053,9 +1053,10 @@ export mod_sign_cmd
 
 HOST_LIBELF_LIBS = $(shell pkg-config libelf --libs 2>/dev/null || echo -lelf)
 
+has_libelf = $(call try-run,\
+               echo "int main() {}" | $(HOSTCC) -xc -o /dev/null $(HOST_LIBELF_LIBS) -,1,0)
+
 ifdef CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION
-  has_libelf := $(call try-run,\
-		echo "int main() {}" | $(HOSTCC) -xc -o /dev/null $(HOST_LIBELF_LIBS) -,1,0)
   ifeq ($(has_libelf),1)
     objtool_target := tools/objtool FORCE
   else
@@ -1064,6 +1065,14 @@ ifdef CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION
   endif
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
+  ifeq ($(has_libelf),1)
+    resolve_btfids_target := tools/bpf/resolve_btfids FORCE
+  else
+    ERROR_RESOLVE_BTFIDS := 1
+  endif
+endif
+
 PHONY += prepare0
 
 export MODORDER := $(extmod-prefix)modules.order
@@ -1175,7 +1184,7 @@ prepare0: archprepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=.
 
 # All the preparing..
-prepare: prepare0 prepare-objtool
+prepare: prepare0 prepare-objtool prepare-resolve_btfids
 
 # Support for using generic headers in asm-generic
 asm-generic := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.asm-generic obj
@@ -1188,7 +1197,7 @@ uapi-asm-generic:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(asm-generic)=arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/generated/uapi/asm \
 	generic=include/uapi/asm-generic
 
-PHONY += prepare-objtool
+PHONY += prepare-objtool prepare-resolve_btfids
 prepare-objtool: $(objtool_target)
 ifeq ($(SKIP_STACK_VALIDATION),1)
 ifdef CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC
@@ -1199,6 +1208,11 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
+prepare-resolve_btfids: $(resolve_btfids_target)
+ifeq ($(ERROR_RESOLVE_BTFIDS),1)
+	@echo "error: Cannot resolve BTF IDs for CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel" >&2
+	@false
+endif
 # Generate some files
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index bd778812e915..85af6ebbce91 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ cpupower: FORCE
 cgroup firewire hv guest bootconfig spi usb virtio vm bpf iio gpio objtool leds wmi pci firmware debugging: FORCE
 	$(call descend,$@)
 
+bpf/%: FORCE
+	$(call descend,$@)
+
 liblockdep: FORCE
 	$(call descend,lib/lockdep)
 
diff --git a/tools/bpf/Makefile b/tools/bpf/Makefile
index 6df1850f8353..74bc9a105225 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/Makefile
@@ -123,5 +123,12 @@ runqslower_install:
 runqslower_clean:
 	$(call descend,runqslower,clean)
 
+resolve_btfids:
+	$(call descend,resolve_btfids)
+
+resolve_btfids_clean:
+	$(call descend,resolve_btfids,clean)
+
 .PHONY: all install clean bpftool bpftool_install bpftool_clean \
-	runqslower runqslower_install runqslower_clean
+	runqslower runqslower_install runqslower_clean \
+	resolve_btfids resolve_btfids_clean