diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 0ad8e532b3cf..4f58c25e1367 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
 		   __u32 max_entries,
 		   const struct bpf_map_create_opts *opts)
 {
-	const size_t attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, map_token_fd);
+	const size_t attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr,
+					   value_type_btf_obj_fd);
 	union bpf_attr attr;
 	int fd;
 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
 	attr.btf_key_type_id = OPTS_GET(opts, btf_key_type_id, 0);
 	attr.btf_value_type_id = OPTS_GET(opts, btf_value_type_id, 0);
 	attr.btf_vmlinux_value_type_id = OPTS_GET(opts, btf_vmlinux_value_type_id, 0);
+	attr.value_type_btf_obj_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, value_type_btf_obj_fd, 0);
 
 	attr.inner_map_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, inner_map_fd, 0);
 	attr.map_flags = OPTS_GET(opts, map_flags, 0);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 991b86bfe7e4..1cecfde0c732 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ struct bpf_map_create_opts {
 	__u32 map_ifindex;
 
 	__u32 token_fd;
-	size_t :0;
+	__u32 value_type_btf_obj_fd;
+	size_t:0;
 };
-#define bpf_map_create_opts__last_field token_fd
+#define bpf_map_create_opts__last_field value_type_btf_obj_fd
 
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
 			      const char *map_name,
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 4b5ff9508e18..745f096d7d46 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ struct bpf_map {
 	struct bpf_map_def def;
 	__u32 numa_node;
 	__u32 btf_var_idx;
+	int mod_btf_fd;
 	__u32 btf_key_type_id;
 	__u32 btf_value_type_id;
 	__u32 btf_vmlinux_value_type_id;
@@ -936,22 +937,29 @@ find_member_by_name(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static int find_ksym_btf_id(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *ksym_name,
+			    __u16 kind, struct btf **res_btf,
+			    struct module_btf **res_mod_btf);
+
 #define STRUCT_OPS_VALUE_PREFIX "bpf_struct_ops_"
 static int find_btf_by_prefix_kind(const struct btf *btf, const char *prefix,
 				   const char *name, __u32 kind);
 
 static int
-find_struct_ops_kern_types(const struct btf *btf, const char *tname,
+find_struct_ops_kern_types(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *tname,
+			   struct module_btf **mod_btf,
 			   const struct btf_type **type, __u32 *type_id,
 			   const struct btf_type **vtype, __u32 *vtype_id,
 			   const struct btf_member **data_member)
 {
 	const struct btf_type *kern_type, *kern_vtype;
 	const struct btf_member *kern_data_member;
+	struct btf *btf;
 	__s32 kern_vtype_id, kern_type_id;
 	__u32 i;
 
-	kern_type_id = btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, tname, BTF_KIND_STRUCT);
+	kern_type_id = find_ksym_btf_id(obj, tname, BTF_KIND_STRUCT,
+					&btf, mod_btf);
 	if (kern_type_id < 0) {
 		pr_warn("struct_ops init_kern: struct %s is not found in kernel BTF\n",
 			tname);
@@ -1005,14 +1013,16 @@ static bool bpf_map__is_struct_ops(const struct bpf_map *map)
 }
 
 /* Init the map's fields that depend on kern_btf */
-static int bpf_map__init_kern_struct_ops(struct bpf_map *map,
-					 const struct btf *btf,
-					 const struct btf *kern_btf)
+static int bpf_map__init_kern_struct_ops(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	const struct btf_member *member, *kern_member, *kern_data_member;
 	const struct btf_type *type, *kern_type, *kern_vtype;
 	__u32 i, kern_type_id, kern_vtype_id, kern_data_off;
+	struct bpf_object *obj = map->obj;
+	const struct btf *btf = obj->btf;
 	struct bpf_struct_ops *st_ops;
+	const struct btf *kern_btf;
+	struct module_btf *mod_btf;
 	void *data, *kern_data;
 	const char *tname;
 	int err;
@@ -1020,16 +1030,19 @@ static int bpf_map__init_kern_struct_ops(struct bpf_map *map,
 	st_ops = map->st_ops;
 	type = st_ops->type;
 	tname = st_ops->tname;
-	err = find_struct_ops_kern_types(kern_btf, tname,
+	err = find_struct_ops_kern_types(obj, tname, &mod_btf,
 					 &kern_type, &kern_type_id,
 					 &kern_vtype, &kern_vtype_id,
 					 &kern_data_member);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	kern_btf = mod_btf ? mod_btf->btf : obj->btf_vmlinux;
+
 	pr_debug("struct_ops init_kern %s: type_id:%u kern_type_id:%u kern_vtype_id:%u\n",
 		 map->name, st_ops->type_id, kern_type_id, kern_vtype_id);
 
+	map->mod_btf_fd = mod_btf ? mod_btf->fd : 0;
 	map->def.value_size = kern_vtype->size;
 	map->btf_vmlinux_value_type_id = kern_vtype_id;
 
@@ -1105,6 +1118,8 @@ static int bpf_map__init_kern_struct_ops(struct bpf_map *map,
 				return -ENOTSUP;
 			}
 
+			if (mod_btf)
+				prog->attach_btf_obj_fd = mod_btf->fd;
 			prog->attach_btf_id = kern_type_id;
 			prog->expected_attach_type = kern_member_idx;
 
@@ -1147,8 +1162,7 @@ static int bpf_object__init_kern_struct_ops_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		if (!bpf_map__is_struct_ops(map))
 			continue;
 
-		err = bpf_map__init_kern_struct_ops(map, obj->btf,
-						    obj->btf_vmlinux);
+		err = bpf_map__init_kern_struct_ops(map);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -4833,8 +4847,10 @@ static int bpf_object__create_map(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_map *map, b
 	create_attr.map_extra = map->map_extra;
 	create_attr.token_fd = obj->token_fd;
 
-	if (bpf_map__is_struct_ops(map))
+	if (bpf_map__is_struct_ops(map)) {
 		create_attr.btf_vmlinux_value_type_id = map->btf_vmlinux_value_type_id;
+		create_attr.value_type_btf_obj_fd = map->mod_btf_fd;
+	}
 
 	if (obj->btf && btf__fd(obj->btf) >= 0) {
 		create_attr.btf_fd = btf__fd(obj->btf);
@@ -9220,7 +9236,9 @@ static int libbpf_find_attach_btf_id(struct bpf_program *prog, const char *attac
 		*btf_obj_fd = 0;
 		*btf_type_id = 1;
 	} else {
-		err = find_kernel_btf_id(prog->obj, attach_name, attach_type, btf_obj_fd, btf_type_id);
+		err = find_kernel_btf_id(prog->obj, attach_name,
+					 attach_type, btf_obj_fd,
+					 btf_type_id);
 	}
 	if (err) {
 		pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to find kernel BTF type ID of '%s': %d\n",
