diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 02888d36b805..85de1ebd4cb0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ out:
 
 int
 bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog,
-		  char *license, u32 kern_version)
+		  char *license, __u32 kern_version)
 {
 	int err = 0, fd, i;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 28f83dd6022b..fbfc2aec0f0d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void bpf_program__set_ifindex(struct bpf_program *prog, __u32 ifindex);
 const char *bpf_program__title(struct bpf_program *prog, bool needs_copy);
 
 int bpf_program__load(struct bpf_program *prog, char *license,
-		      u32 kern_version);
+		      __u32 kern_version);
 int bpf_program__fd(struct bpf_program *prog);
 int bpf_program__pin_instance(struct bpf_program *prog, const char *path,
 			      int instance);