diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 03be8c96bbac2e0ffef2263ad5768a0726c0a0b7..b95fed0c1644677ef0bf715ca17dd018a27b629e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -981,19 +981,29 @@ int bpf_map_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id)
 	return bpf_map_get_fd_by_id_opts(id, NULL);
 }
 
-int bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id)
+int bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id_opts(__u32 id,
+			      const struct bpf_get_fd_by_id_opts *opts)
 {
 	const size_t attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, open_flags);
 	union bpf_attr attr;
 	int fd;
 
+	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, bpf_get_fd_by_id_opts))
+		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
+
 	memset(&attr, 0, attr_sz);
 	attr.btf_id = id;
+	attr.open_flags = OPTS_GET(opts, open_flags, 0);
 
 	fd = sys_bpf_fd(BPF_BTF_GET_FD_BY_ID, &attr, attr_sz);
 	return libbpf_err_errno(fd);
 }
 
+int bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id)
+{
+	return bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id_opts(id, NULL);
+}
+
 int bpf_link_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id)
 {
 	const size_t attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, open_flags);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 4558bafbce140ac53961646640db53eec0242c3c..4b487305eeb8f8110f84e55744ea6d3ef2f860c4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_map_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map_get_fd_by_id_opts(__u32 id,
 				const struct bpf_get_fd_by_id_opts *opts);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id);
+LIBBPF_API int bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id_opts(__u32 id,
+				const struct bpf_get_fd_by_id_opts *opts);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link_get_fd_by_id(__u32 id);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(int bpf_fd, void *info, __u32 *info_len);
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index c3604eaa220d8a3a523c67f07995546935ae4792..7011d5eec67bebf7f03247dc2e2f1b06c2423cd4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ LIBBPF_1.0.0 {
 
 LIBBPF_1.1.0 {
 	global:
+		bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id_opts;
 		bpf_map_get_fd_by_id_opts;
 		bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id_opts;
 		user_ring_buffer__discard;