diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index e1350af342282f1ee52ea030fb0ec43da3443133..32360e75da1c76d1f1dc718fc8e450c30ddac068 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -8515,7 +8515,7 @@ int bpf_program__nth_fd(const struct bpf_program *prog, int n)
 	return fd;
 }
 
-enum bpf_prog_type bpf_program__get_type(struct bpf_program *prog)
+enum bpf_prog_type bpf_program__get_type(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
 	return prog->type;
 }
@@ -8561,7 +8561,7 @@ BPF_PROG_TYPE_FNS(sk_lookup, BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_LOOKUP);
 BPF_PROG_TYPE_FNS(sched, BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED);
 
 enum bpf_attach_type
-bpf_program__get_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog)
+bpf_program__get_expected_attach_type(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
 	return prog->expected_attach_type;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 7c1fd67c9339517bc0c2d52682f696586b85a083..41f4a1c9c4326d598b2cdd1fcbe5ae04cf51f72a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -364,12 +364,12 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_extension(struct bpf_program *prog);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_sk_lookup(struct bpf_program *prog);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_sched(struct bpf_program *prog);
 
-LIBBPF_API enum bpf_prog_type bpf_program__get_type(struct bpf_program *prog);
+LIBBPF_API enum bpf_prog_type bpf_program__get_type(const struct bpf_program *prog);
 LIBBPF_API void bpf_program__set_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
 				      enum bpf_prog_type type);
 
 LIBBPF_API enum bpf_attach_type
-bpf_program__get_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog);
+bpf_program__get_expected_attach_type(const struct bpf_program *prog);
 LIBBPF_API void
 bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
 				      enum bpf_attach_type type);