diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index d606a358480d..41daf0fa95b9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -100,22 +100,18 @@ static int btf_parse_hdr(struct btf *btf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (meta_left < hdr->type_off) {
-		pr_debug("Invalid BTF type section offset:%u\n", hdr->type_off);
+	if (meta_left < hdr->str_off + hdr->str_len) {
+		pr_debug("Invalid BTF total size:%u\n", btf->data_size);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (meta_left < hdr->str_off) {
-		pr_debug("Invalid BTF string section offset:%u\n", hdr->str_off);
+	if (hdr->type_off + hdr->type_len > hdr->str_off) {
+		pr_debug("Invalid BTF data sections layout: type data at %u + %u, strings data at %u + %u\n",
+			 hdr->type_off, hdr->type_len, hdr->str_off, hdr->str_len);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (hdr->type_off >= hdr->str_off) {
-		pr_debug("BTF type section offset >= string section offset. No type?\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (hdr->type_off & 0x02) {
+	if (hdr->type_off % 4) {
 		pr_debug("BTF type section is not aligned to 4 bytes\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}