diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 23152890ec60..5aa45f89da93 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 					   def->key_size,
 					   def->value_size,
 					   def->max_entries,
-					   0);
+					   def->map_flags);
 		if (*pfd < 0) {
 			size_t j;
 			int err = *pfd;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 7959086eb9c9..6e20003109e0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct bpf_map_def {
 	unsigned int key_size;
 	unsigned int value_size;
 	unsigned int max_entries;
+	unsigned int map_flags;
 };
 
 /*