diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 88d8825fc6f6..8d82853fb4a0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -7347,7 +7347,7 @@ int bpf_object__pin_maps(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *path)
 	return 0;

 err_unpin_maps:
-	while ((map = bpf_map__prev(map, obj))) {
+	while ((map = bpf_object__prev_map(map, obj))) {
 		if (!map->pin_path)
 			continue;

@@ -7427,7 +7427,7 @@ int bpf_object__pin_programs(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *path)
 	return 0;

 err_unpin_programs:
-	while ((prog = bpf_program__prev(prog, obj))) {
+	while ((prog = bpf_object__prev_program(prog, obj))) {
 		char buf[PATH_MAX];
 		int len;

@@ -7666,8 +7666,11 @@ __bpf_program__iter(const struct bpf_program *p, const struct bpf_object *obj,
 	return &obj->programs[idx];
 }

+__attribute__((alias("bpf_object__next_program")))
+struct bpf_program *bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+
 struct bpf_program *
-bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+bpf_object__next_program(struct bpf_program *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	struct bpf_program *prog = prev;

@@ -7678,8 +7681,11 @@ bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return prog;
 }

+__attribute__((alias("bpf_object__prev_program")))
+struct bpf_program *bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *next, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+
 struct bpf_program *
-bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *next, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+bpf_object__prev_program(struct bpf_program *next, const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	struct bpf_program *prog = next;

@@ -8698,8 +8704,11 @@ __bpf_map__iter(const struct bpf_map *m, const struct bpf_object *obj, int i)
 	return &obj->maps[idx];
 }

+__attribute__((alias("bpf_object__next_map")))
+struct bpf_map *bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+
 struct bpf_map *
-bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+bpf_object__next_map(const struct bpf_map *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	if (prev == NULL)
 		return obj->maps;
@@ -8707,8 +8716,11 @@ bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return __bpf_map__iter(prev, obj, 1);
 }

+__attribute__((alias("bpf_object__prev_map")))
+struct bpf_map *bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *next, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+
 struct bpf_map *
-bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *next, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+bpf_object__prev_map(const struct bpf_map *next, const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	if (next == NULL) {
 		if (!obj->nr_maps)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index f177d897c5f7..e6aab4cd263b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -186,16 +186,22 @@ LIBBPF_API int libbpf_find_vmlinux_btf_id(const char *name,

 /* Accessors of bpf_program */
 struct bpf_program;
-LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prog,
+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED("bpf_program__next() is deprecated, use bpf_object__next_program() instead")
+struct bpf_program *bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prog,
 						 const struct bpf_object *obj);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *bpf_object__next_program(struct bpf_program *prog,
+							const struct bpf_object *obj);

-#define bpf_object__for_each_program(pos, obj)		\
-	for ((pos) = bpf_program__next(NULL, (obj));	\
-	     (pos) != NULL;				\
-	     (pos) = bpf_program__next((pos), (obj)))
+#define bpf_object__for_each_program(pos, obj)			\
+	for ((pos) = bpf_object__next_program(NULL, (obj));	\
+	     (pos) != NULL;					\
+	     (pos) = bpf_object__next_program((pos), (obj)))

-LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *prog,
+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED("bpf_program__prev() is deprecated, use bpf_object__prev_program() instead")
+struct bpf_program *bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *prog,
 						 const struct bpf_object *obj);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *bpf_object__prev_program(struct bpf_program *prog,
+							const struct bpf_object *obj);

 typedef void (*bpf_program_clear_priv_t)(struct bpf_program *, void *);

@@ -495,16 +501,20 @@ bpf_object__find_map_fd_by_name(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_map *
 bpf_object__find_map_by_offset(struct bpf_object *obj, size_t offset);

+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED("bpf_map__next() is deprecated, use bpf_object__next_map() instead")
+struct bpf_map *bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_map *
-bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+bpf_object__next_map(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
 #define bpf_object__for_each_map(pos, obj)		\
-	for ((pos) = bpf_map__next(NULL, (obj));	\
+	for ((pos) = bpf_object__next_map(NULL, (obj));	\
 	     (pos) != NULL;				\
-	     (pos) = bpf_map__next((pos), (obj)))
+	     (pos) = bpf_object__next_map((pos), (obj)))
 #define bpf_map__for_each bpf_object__for_each_map

+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED("bpf_map__prev() is deprecated, use bpf_object__prev_map() instead")
+struct bpf_map *bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_map *
-bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+bpf_object__prev_map(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);

 /* get/set map FD */
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map__fd(const struct bpf_map *map);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index bbc53bb25f68..0c6d510e7747 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ LIBBPF_0.5.0 {
 		bpf_program__attach_tracepoint_opts;
 		bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts;
 		bpf_object__gen_loader;
+		bpf_object__next_map;
+		bpf_object__next_program;
+		bpf_object__prev_map;
+		bpf_object__prev_program;
 		btf__load_from_kernel_by_id;
 		btf__load_from_kernel_by_id_split;
 		btf__load_into_kernel;
