diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index fe592ef48f1b..26bf539f1b3c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ LIBBPF_API bool bpf_probe_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 LIBBPF_API bool bpf_probe_map_type(enum bpf_map_type map_type, __u32 ifindex);
 LIBBPF_API bool bpf_probe_helper(enum bpf_func_id id,
 				 enum bpf_prog_type prog_type, __u32 ifindex);
+LIBBPF_API bool bpf_probe_large_insn_limit(__u32 ifindex);
 
 /*
  * Get bpf_prog_info in continuous memory
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index e9713a574243..b300d74c921a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.0.7 {
 		bpf_object__detach_skeleton;
 		bpf_object__load_skeleton;
 		bpf_object__open_skeleton;
+		bpf_probe_large_insn_limit;
 		bpf_prog_attach_xattr;
 		bpf_program__attach;
 		bpf_program__name;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
index a9eb8b322671..221e6ad97012 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c
@@ -321,3 +321,24 @@ bool bpf_probe_helper(enum bpf_func_id id, enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 
 	return res;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Probe for availability of kernel commit (5.3):
+ *
+ * c04c0d2b968a ("bpf: increase complexity limit and maximum program size")
+ */
+bool bpf_probe_large_insn_limit(__u32 ifindex)
+{
+	struct bpf_insn insns[BPF_MAXINSNS + 1];
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < BPF_MAXINSNS; i++)
+		insns[i] = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 1);
+	insns[BPF_MAXINSNS] = BPF_EXIT_INSN();
+
+	errno = 0;
+	probe_load(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS, insns, ARRAY_SIZE(insns), NULL, 0,
+		   ifindex);
+
+	return errno != E2BIG && errno != EINVAL;
+}