diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 0b52e08e558e3c971c48a1bd56ab0ae8b2e9a2ab..97121fb45842d75e618958f1b817f17b5456903c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -3257,10 +3257,21 @@ static void trace__set_bpf_map_syscalls(struct trace *trace)
 
 static struct bpf_program *trace__find_bpf_program_by_title(struct trace *trace, const char *name)
 {
+	struct bpf_program *pos, *prog = NULL;
+	const char *sec_name;
+
 	if (trace->bpf_obj == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return bpf_object__find_program_by_title(trace->bpf_obj, name);
+	bpf_object__for_each_program(pos, trace->bpf_obj) {
+		sec_name = bpf_program__section_name(pos);
+		if (sec_name && !strcmp(sec_name, name)) {
+			prog = pos;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return prog;
 }
 
 static struct bpf_program *trace__find_syscall_bpf_prog(struct trace *trace, struct syscall *sc,