diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
index ccd7457f92bff92b077bad755a7699d65e39dcae..8bf3615f684f065c8028dfdaf4c8b2db51d3f40e 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	json_output = false;
 	show_pinned = false;
 	block_mount = false;
-	bin_name = argv[0];
+	bin_name = "bpftool";
 
 	opterr = 0;
 	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "VhpjfLmndB:l",