diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 5186b7710430..6e6ebef11ba3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -2646,6 +2646,7 @@ static bool bpf_prog_type__needs_kver(enum bpf_prog_type type)
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT_WRITABLE:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SYSCTL:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT:
 		return false;
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE:
 	default:
@@ -3604,6 +3605,10 @@ static const struct {
 						BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG),
 	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("cgroup/sysctl",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SYSCTL,
 						BPF_CGROUP_SYSCTL),
+	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("cgroup/getsockopt",	BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT,
+						BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT),
+	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("cgroup/setsockopt",	BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT,
+						BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT),
 };
 
 #undef BPF_PROG_SEC_IMPL
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
index 6635a31a7a16..ace1a0708d99 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ probe_load(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type, const struct bpf_insn *insns,
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_REUSEPORT:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_FLOW_DISSECTOR:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SYSCTL:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT:
 	default:
 		break;
 	}