diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
index ed205ee5765565862b62bb0ca6037d89bef3ebef..ef83e8a084908f643187739ce5c35058bd79c2ff 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ static int show_dev_tc_bpf(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
 	tcinfo.array_len = 0;
 
 	tcinfo.is_qdisc = false;
-	ret = nl_get_class(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, dump_class_qdisc_nlmsg,
-			   &tcinfo);
+	ret = libbpf_nl_get_class(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex,
+				  dump_class_qdisc_nlmsg, &tcinfo);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
 	tcinfo.is_qdisc = true;
-	ret = nl_get_qdisc(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, dump_class_qdisc_nlmsg,
-			   &tcinfo);
+	ret = libbpf_nl_get_qdisc(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex,
+				  dump_class_qdisc_nlmsg, &tcinfo);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ static int show_dev_tc_bpf(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
 	filter_info.ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 	for (i = 0; i < tcinfo.used_len; i++) {
 		filter_info.kind = tcinfo.handle_array[i].kind;
-		ret = nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex,
-				    tcinfo.handle_array[i].handle,
-				    dump_filter_nlmsg,
-				    &filter_info);
+		ret = libbpf_nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex,
+					   tcinfo.handle_array[i].handle,
+					   dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -153,22 +152,22 @@ static int show_dev_tc_bpf(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
 	/* root, ingress and egress handle */
 	handle = TC_H_ROOT;
 	filter_info.kind = "root";
-	ret = nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, handle,
-			    dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
+	ret = libbpf_nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, handle,
+				   dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
 	handle = TC_H_MAKE(TC_H_CLSACT, TC_H_MIN_INGRESS);
 	filter_info.kind = "clsact/ingress";
-	ret = nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, handle,
-			    dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
+	ret = libbpf_nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, handle,
+				   dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
 	handle = TC_H_MAKE(TC_H_CLSACT, TC_H_MIN_EGRESS);
 	filter_info.kind = "clsact/egress";
-	ret = nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, handle,
-			    dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
+	ret = libbpf_nl_get_filter(sock, nl_pid, dev->ifindex, handle,
+				   dump_filter_nlmsg, &filter_info);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ static int do_show(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 	}
 
-	sock = bpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
+	sock = libbpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
 	if (sock < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "failed to open netlink sock\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ static int do_show(int argc, char **argv)
 		jsonw_start_array(json_wtr);
 	NET_START_OBJECT;
 	NET_START_ARRAY("xdp", "%s:\n");
-	ret = nl_get_link(sock, nl_pid, dump_link_nlmsg, &dev_array);
+	ret = libbpf_nl_get_link(sock, nl_pid, dump_link_nlmsg, &dev_array);
 	NET_END_ARRAY("\n");
 
 	if (!ret) {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 8388be525388d0e926489c11cc57eac0611aa5c2..710ff5724980958250ce83a684f32f1710fc75e5 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -305,14 +305,14 @@ int bpf_perf_event_read_simple(void *mem, unsigned long size,
 			       bpf_perf_event_print_t fn, void *priv);
 
 struct nlattr;
-typedef int (*dump_nlmsg_t)(void *cookie, void *msg, struct nlattr **tb);
-int bpf_netlink_open(unsigned int *nl_pid);
-int nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
-		void *cookie);
-int nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
-		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie);
-int nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
-		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie);
-int nl_get_filter(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex, int handle,
-		  dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+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);
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
index da46d9358d9d3257cf74794a5139d4cbe83bd38a..506bdfdbcab0e54f89fafa765ff6f4dd515367d3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 #define SOL_NETLINK 270
 #endif
 
-typedef int (*__dump_nlmsg_t)(struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg, dump_nlmsg_t,
+typedef int (*__dump_nlmsg_t)(struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg, libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t,
 			      void *cookie);
 
-int bpf_netlink_open(__u32 *nl_pid)
+int libbpf_netlink_open(__u32 *nl_pid)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_nl sa;
 	socklen_t addrlen;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int bpf_netlink_open(__u32 *nl_pid)
 }
 
 static int bpf_netlink_recv(int sock, __u32 nl_pid, int seq,
-			    __dump_nlmsg_t _fn, dump_nlmsg_t fn,
+			    __dump_nlmsg_t _fn, libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t fn,
 			    void *cookie)
 {
 	bool multipart = true;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int bpf_set_link_xdp_fd(int ifindex, int fd, __u32 flags)
 	} req;
 	__u32 nl_pid;
 
-	sock = bpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
+	sock = libbpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
 	if (sock < 0)
 		return sock;
 
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ int bpf_set_link_xdp_fd(int ifindex, int fd, __u32 flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __dump_link_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
-			     void *cookie)
+static int __dump_link_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg, void *cookie)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], *attr;
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifi = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ static int __dump_link_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
 	return dump_link_nlmsg(cookie, ifi, tb);
 }
 
-int nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
-		void *cookie)
+int libbpf_nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
+		       libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg, void *cookie)
 {
 	struct {
 		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ int nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
 }
 
 static int __dump_class_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
-			      dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+			      libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg,
+			      void *cookie)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MAX + 1], *attr;
 	struct tcmsg *t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
@@ -233,8 +234,8 @@ static int __dump_class_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	return dump_class_nlmsg(cookie, t, tb);
 }
 
-int nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
-		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_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)
 {
 	struct {
 		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
@@ -257,7 +258,8 @@ int nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
 }
 
 static int __dump_qdisc_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
-			      dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+			      libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg,
+			      void *cookie)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MAX + 1], *attr;
 	struct tcmsg *t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
@@ -271,8 +273,8 @@ static int __dump_qdisc_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	return dump_qdisc_nlmsg(cookie, t, tb);
 }
 
-int nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
-		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_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)
 {
 	struct {
 		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
@@ -295,7 +297,8 @@ int nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
 }
 
 static int __dump_filter_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
-			       dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+			       libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg,
+			       void *cookie)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MAX + 1], *attr;
 	struct tcmsg *t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
@@ -309,8 +312,8 @@ static int __dump_filter_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	return dump_filter_nlmsg(cookie, t, tb);
 }
 
-int nl_get_filter(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex, int handle,
-		  dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_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 {
 		struct nlmsghdr nlh;