diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 07b492d3dfaa16dd2a4901d5df4b7c418fc1de17..e176bad19bcb73689665ea9bd083075dff0e73fa 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,14 @@ bpf_object__get_name(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return obj->path;
 }
 
+unsigned int
+bpf_object__get_kversion(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	if (!obj)
+		return 0;
+	return obj->kern_version;
+}
+
 struct bpf_program *
 bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 30a40e9fa503d34d867b98a26d955f85fbd74396..c9a9aef2806cbfbef033668920ab8cae02ca2e8d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void bpf_object__close(struct bpf_object *object);
 int bpf_object__load(struct bpf_object *obj);
 int bpf_object__unload(struct bpf_object *obj);
 const char *bpf_object__get_name(struct bpf_object *obj);
+unsigned int bpf_object__get_kversion(struct bpf_object *obj);
 
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__next(struct bpf_object *prev);
 #define bpf_object__for_each_safe(pos, tmp)			\