diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index bdb94939fd602750f882dd0baac261f22da899a6..a350f97e3a1a4eb571c3355e01b77cc976787577 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -2293,10 +2293,7 @@ int bpf_prog_load(const char *file, enum bpf_prog_type type,
 int bpf_prog_load_xattr(const struct bpf_prog_load_attr *attr,
 			struct bpf_object **pobj, int *prog_fd)
 {
-	struct bpf_object_open_attr open_attr = {
-		.file		= attr->file,
-		.prog_type	= attr->prog_type,
-	};
+	struct bpf_object_open_attr open_attr = {};
 	struct bpf_program *prog, *first_prog = NULL;
 	enum bpf_attach_type expected_attach_type;
 	enum bpf_prog_type prog_type;
@@ -2309,6 +2306,9 @@ int bpf_prog_load_xattr(const struct bpf_prog_load_attr *attr,
 	if (!attr->file)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	open_attr.file = attr->file;
+	open_attr.prog_type = attr->prog_type;
+
 	obj = bpf_object__open_xattr(&open_attr);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(obj))
 		return -ENOENT;