diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 7132c6bdec02..15e91a1d6c11 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ struct bpf_capabilities {
 	__u32 btf_func:1;
 	/* BTF_KIND_VAR and BTF_KIND_DATASEC support */
 	__u32 btf_datasec:1;
+	/* BPF_F_MMAPABLE is supported for arrays */
+	__u32 array_mmap:1;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -857,8 +859,6 @@ bpf_object__init_internal_map(struct bpf_object *obj, enum libbpf_map_type type,
 		pr_warn("failed to alloc map name\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	pr_debug("map '%s' (global data): at sec_idx %d, offset %zu.\n",
-		 map_name, map->sec_idx, map->sec_offset);
 
 	def = &map->def;
 	def->type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY;
@@ -866,6 +866,12 @@ bpf_object__init_internal_map(struct bpf_object *obj, enum libbpf_map_type type,
 	def->value_size = data->d_size;
 	def->max_entries = 1;
 	def->map_flags = type == LIBBPF_MAP_RODATA ? BPF_F_RDONLY_PROG : 0;
+	if (obj->caps.array_mmap)
+		def->map_flags |= BPF_F_MMAPABLE;
+
+	pr_debug("map '%s' (global data): at sec_idx %d, offset %zu, flags %x.\n",
+		 map_name, map->sec_idx, map->sec_offset, def->map_flags);
+
 	if (data_buff) {
 		*data_buff = malloc(data->d_size);
 		if (!*data_buff) {
@@ -2161,6 +2167,27 @@ static int bpf_object__probe_btf_datasec(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int bpf_object__probe_array_mmap(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	struct bpf_create_map_attr attr = {
+		.map_type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
+		.map_flags = BPF_F_MMAPABLE,
+		.key_size = sizeof(int),
+		.value_size = sizeof(int),
+		.max_entries = 1,
+	};
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = bpf_create_map_xattr(&attr);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		obj->caps.array_mmap = 1;
+		close(fd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 bpf_object__probe_caps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
@@ -2169,6 +2196,7 @@ bpf_object__probe_caps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		bpf_object__probe_global_data,
 		bpf_object__probe_btf_func,
 		bpf_object__probe_btf_datasec,
+		bpf_object__probe_array_mmap,
 	};
 	int i, ret;