diff --git a/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c b/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c
index e04fe09d7c2efc397a8ba6435c44d72ecc3c11cc..b86ee54da2d14d6ba0de18481d2c55ed1a70a67b 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ int load_bpf_file(char *path)
 	Elf_Data *data, *data_prog, *symbols = NULL;
 	char *shname, *shname_prog;
 
+	/* reset global variables */
+	kern_version = 0;
+	memset(license, 0, sizeof(license));
+	memset(processed_sec, 0, sizeof(processed_sec));
+
 	if (elf_version(EV_CURRENT) == EV_NONE)
 		return 1;