diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 75fdc19e85c1666dea1a4144e4004ca7c06b1096..21bf1f5f45ec0a49060fe013d9d83cbe0ead77af 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -8324,7 +8324,7 @@ static int libbpf_find_prog_btf_id(const char *name, __u32 attach_prog_fd)
 	struct bpf_prog_info_linear *info_linear;
 	struct bpf_prog_info *info;
 	struct btf *btf = NULL;
-	int err = -EINVAL;
+	int err;
 
 	info_linear = bpf_program__get_prog_info_linear(attach_prog_fd, 0);
 	err = libbpf_get_error(info_linear);
@@ -8333,6 +8333,8 @@ static int libbpf_find_prog_btf_id(const char *name, __u32 attach_prog_fd)
 			attach_prog_fd);
 		return err;
 	}
+
+	err = -EINVAL;
 	info = &info_linear->info;
 	if (!info->btf_id) {
 		pr_warn("The target program doesn't have BTF\n");