diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 877c03d577dc8cc24ed6b106829635ad436f7ce4..aa2a7580973472e179d814ef50ba114d64935b0c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ struct bpf_map {
 	char *pin_path;
 	bool pinned;
 	bool reused;
+	bool skipped;
 };
 
 enum extern_type {
@@ -5041,8 +5042,10 @@ bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		 * kernels.
 		 */
 		if (bpf_map__is_internal(map) &&
-		    !kernel_supports(obj, FEAT_GLOBAL_DATA))
+		    !kernel_supports(obj, FEAT_GLOBAL_DATA)) {
+			map->skipped = true;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		retried = false;
 retry:
@@ -5671,8 +5674,7 @@ bpf_object__relocate_data(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prog)
 			} else {
 				const struct bpf_map *map = &obj->maps[relo->map_idx];
 
-				if (bpf_map__is_internal(map) &&
-				    !kernel_supports(obj, FEAT_GLOBAL_DATA)) {
+				if (map->skipped) {
 					pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: kernel doesn't support global data\n",
 						prog->name, i);
 					return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -7837,6 +7839,9 @@ int bpf_object__pin_maps(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *path)
 		char *pin_path = NULL;
 		char buf[PATH_MAX];
 
+		if (map->skipped)
+			continue;
+
 		if (path) {
 			int len;