diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 208de7c31e60..a6331050ab79 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+static __u64 ptr_to_u64(void *ptr)
+{
+	return (__u64) (unsigned long) ptr;
+}
+
 static int sys_bpf(enum bpf_cmd cmd, union bpf_attr *attr,
 		   unsigned int size)
 {
@@ -49,3 +54,32 @@ int bpf_create_map(enum bpf_map_type map_type, int key_size,
 
 	return sys_bpf(BPF_MAP_CREATE, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 }
+
+int bpf_load_program(enum bpf_prog_type type, struct bpf_insn *insns,
+		     size_t insns_cnt, char *license,
+		     u32 kern_version, char *log_buf, size_t log_buf_sz)
+{
+	int fd;
+	union bpf_attr attr;
+
+	bzero(&attr, sizeof(attr));
+	attr.prog_type = type;
+	attr.insn_cnt = (__u32)insns_cnt;
+	attr.insns = ptr_to_u64(insns);
+	attr.license = ptr_to_u64(license);
+	attr.log_buf = ptr_to_u64(NULL);
+	attr.log_size = 0;
+	attr.log_level = 0;
+	attr.kern_version = kern_version;
+
+	fd = sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
+	if (fd >= 0 || !log_buf || !log_buf_sz)
+		return fd;
+
+	/* Try again with log */
+	attr.log_buf = ptr_to_u64(log_buf);
+	attr.log_size = log_buf_sz;
+	attr.log_level = 1;
+	log_buf[0] = 0;
+	return sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 28f79426834d..854b7361b784 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@
 int bpf_create_map(enum bpf_map_type map_type, int key_size, int value_size,
 		   int max_entries);
 
+/* Recommend log buffer size */
+#define BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE 65536
+int bpf_load_program(enum bpf_prog_type type, struct bpf_insn *insns,
+		     size_t insns_cnt, char *license,
+		     u32 kern_version, char *log_buf,
+		     size_t log_buf_sz);
+
 #endif