diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
index 4f52d3151616..d93bee298e54 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <bpf.h>
 #include <nlattr.h>
+#include "libbpf_internal.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "netlink_dumper.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 804f445c9957..2698fbcb0c79 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ bpf_object__open_buffer(const void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_object *
 bpf_object__open_xattr(struct bpf_object_open_attr *attr);
 
-int bpf_object__section_size(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
-			     __u32 *size);
-int bpf_object__variable_offset(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
-				__u32 *off);
-
 enum libbpf_pin_type {
 	LIBBPF_PIN_NONE,
 	/* PIN_BY_NAME: pin maps by name (in /sys/fs/bpf by default) */
@@ -514,18 +509,6 @@ bpf_perf_event_read_simple(void *mmap_mem, size_t mmap_size, size_t page_size,
 			   void **copy_mem, size_t *copy_size,
 			   bpf_perf_event_print_t fn, void *private_data);
 
-struct nlattr;
-typedef int (*libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t)(void *cookie, void *msg, struct nlattr **tb);
-int libbpf_netlink_open(unsigned int *nl_pid);
-int libbpf_nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
-		       libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg, void *cookie);
-int libbpf_nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
-			libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie);
-int libbpf_nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
-			libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie);
-int libbpf_nl_get_filter(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex, int handle,
-			 libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie);
-
 struct bpf_prog_linfo;
 struct bpf_prog_info;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index f4f10715db40..7d71621bb7e8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -100,6 +100,23 @@ int parse_cpu_mask_file(const char *fcpu, bool **mask, int *mask_sz);
 int libbpf__load_raw_btf(const char *raw_types, size_t types_len,
 			 const char *str_sec, size_t str_len);
 
+int bpf_object__section_size(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
+			     __u32 *size);
+int bpf_object__variable_offset(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name,
+				__u32 *off);
+
+struct nlattr;
+typedef int (*libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t)(void *cookie, void *msg, struct nlattr **tb);
+int libbpf_netlink_open(unsigned int *nl_pid);
+int libbpf_nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
+		       libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+int libbpf_nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
+			libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+int libbpf_nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
+			libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+int libbpf_nl_get_filter(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex, int handle,
+			 libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+
 struct btf_ext_info {
 	/*
 	 * info points to the individual info section (e.g. func_info and