diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf.c
index 1326fff3629b13416136d3254757acd85ae38991..e58599eb8f4e9826c1b20f261f0997bc8b795739 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf.c
@@ -560,16 +560,12 @@ static int do_dump(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (!btf) {
-		err = btf__get_from_id(btf_id, &btf);
+		btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(btf_id);
+		err = libbpf_get_error(btf);
 		if (err) {
 			p_err("get btf by id (%u): %s", btf_id, strerror(err));
 			goto done;
 		}
-		if (!btf) {
-			err = -ENOENT;
-			p_err("can't find btf with ID (%u)", btf_id);
-			goto done;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (dump_c) {
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c
index 0e9310727281af3f0f8b58d1f6e76f2866548047..922c46d042f10f16f1f75cd80138faa268c41f7d 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ static int dump_prog_id_as_func_ptr(const struct btf_dumper *d,
 	}
 	info = &prog_info->info;
 
-	if (!info->btf_id || !info->nr_func_info ||
-	    btf__get_from_id(info->btf_id, &prog_btf))
+	if (!info->btf_id || !info->nr_func_info)
+		goto print;
+	prog_btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info->btf_id);
+	if (libbpf_get_error(prog_btf))
 		goto print;
 	finfo = u64_to_ptr(info->func_info);
 	func_type = btf__type_by_id(prog_btf, finfo->type_id);
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
index ce6faf1b90e83b0e92a26ba9733e331eea37220e..a061df6e7a146e420ec06c328e5596e0e6a63119 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
@@ -806,10 +806,11 @@ static struct btf *get_map_kv_btf(const struct bpf_map_info *info)
 	} else if (info->btf_value_type_id) {
 		int err;
 
-		err = btf__get_from_id(info->btf_id, &btf);
-		if (err || !btf) {
+		btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info->btf_id);
+		err = libbpf_get_error(btf);
+		if (err) {
 			p_err("failed to get btf");
-			btf = err ? ERR_PTR(err) : ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
+			btf = ERR_PTR(err);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1038,11 +1039,10 @@ static void print_key_value(struct bpf_map_info *info, void *key,
 			    void *value)
 {
 	json_writer_t *btf_wtr;
-	struct btf *btf = NULL;
-	int err;
+	struct btf *btf;
 
-	err = btf__get_from_id(info->btf_id, &btf);
-	if (err) {
+	btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info->btf_id);
+	if (libbpf_get_error(btf)) {
 		p_err("failed to get btf");
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
index e850c5d909c0905e69d6199f3ae908bdca108b4e..6c80bc7294823e8c2a7fa3c464fbc8ff80fa1238 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ static void show_prog_metadata(int fd, __u32 num_maps)
 	struct bpf_map_info map_info;
 	struct btf_var_secinfo *vsi;
 	bool printed_header = false;
-	struct btf *btf = NULL;
 	unsigned int i, vlen;
 	void *value = NULL;
 	const char *name;
+	struct btf *btf;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!num_maps)
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ static void show_prog_metadata(int fd, __u32 num_maps)
 	if (!value)
 		return;
 
-	err = btf__get_from_id(map_info.btf_id, &btf);
-	if (err || !btf)
+	btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(map_info.btf_id);
+	if (libbpf_get_error(btf))
 		goto out_free;
 
 	t_datasec = btf__type_by_id(btf, map_info.btf_value_type_id);
@@ -648,9 +648,12 @@ prog_dump(struct bpf_prog_info *info, enum dump_mode mode,
 		member_len = info->xlated_prog_len;
 	}
 
-	if (info->btf_id && btf__get_from_id(info->btf_id, &btf)) {
-		p_err("failed to get btf");
-		return -1;
+	if (info->btf_id) {
+		btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info->btf_id);
+		if (libbpf_get_error(btf)) {
+			p_err("failed to get btf");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	func_info = u64_to_ptr(info->func_info);
@@ -1988,12 +1991,17 @@ static char *profile_target_name(int tgt_fd)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (info_linear->info.btf_id == 0 ||
-	    btf__get_from_id(info_linear->info.btf_id, &btf)) {
+	if (info_linear->info.btf_id == 0) {
 		p_err("prog FD %d doesn't have valid btf", tgt_fd);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info_linear->info.btf_id);
+	if (libbpf_get_error(btf)) {
+		p_err("failed to load btf for prog FD %d", tgt_fd);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	func_info = u64_to_ptr(info_linear->info.func_info);
 	t = btf__type_by_id(btf, func_info[0].type_id);
 	if (!t) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index 40ef2e61ceb5f82cdab2e31e756080ce7ebebbb6..81f8bde75a80c9da85f9e56602d65db1306af1d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_one_bpf_prog(struct perf_session *session,
 			err = -1;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (btf__get_from_id(info->btf_id, &btf)) {
+		btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info->btf_id);
+		if (libbpf_get_error(btf)) {
 			pr_debug("%s: failed to get BTF of id %u, aborting\n", __func__, info->btf_id);
 			err = -1;
-			btf = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		perf_env__fetch_btf(env, info->btf_id, btf);
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ static void perf_env__add_bpf_info(struct perf_env *env, u32 id)
 	if (btf_id == 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (btf__get_from_id(btf_id, &btf)) {
+	btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(btf_id);
+	if (libbpf_get_error(btf)) {
 		pr_debug("%s: failed to get BTF of id %u, aborting\n",
 			 __func__, btf_id);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c
index df98270932a65425b0482a3fb68f8f7e7933d71e..6cb80a7cd362e033f04f241d7d1a81ea79a5c559 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c
@@ -73,12 +73,17 @@ static char *bpf_target_prog_name(int tgt_fd)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (info_linear->info.btf_id == 0 ||
-	    btf__get_from_id(info_linear->info.btf_id, &btf)) {
+	if (info_linear->info.btf_id == 0) {
 		pr_debug("prog FD %d doesn't have valid btf\n", tgt_fd);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info_linear->info.btf_id);
+	if (libbpf_get_error(btf)) {
+		pr_debug("failed to load btf for prog FD %d\n", tgt_fd);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	func_info = u64_to_ptr(info_linear->info.func_info);
 	t = btf__type_by_id(btf, func_info[0].type_id);
 	if (!t) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
index 9ca65b171e611468eb9d794462e61c2f8acce2ac..01befb614ee936993be4251372c9aaf2da8734e7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
@@ -4218,7 +4218,8 @@ static void do_test_file(unsigned int test_num)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	err = btf__get_from_id(info.btf_id, &btf);
+	btf = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(info.btf_id);
+	err = libbpf_get_error(btf);
 	if (CHECK(err, "cannot get btf from kernel, err: %d", err))
 		goto done;