diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c
index 70e480b59e9d..5937e134e408 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.0 (GPLv2)
  */
 
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "json_writer.h"
+#include "main.h"
+
 static void get_exec_path(char *tpath, size_t size)
 {
 	ssize_t len;
@@ -39,6 +43,38 @@ static void get_exec_path(char *tpath, size_t size)
 	free(path);
 }
 
+static int oper_count;
+static int fprintf_json(void *out, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *s;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	if (!oper_count) {
+		int i;
+
+		s = va_arg(ap, char *);
+
+		/* Strip trailing spaces */
+		i = strlen(s) - 1;
+		while (s[i] == ' ')
+			s[i--] = '\0';
+
+		jsonw_string_field(json_wtr, "operation", s);
+		jsonw_name(json_wtr, "operands");
+		jsonw_start_array(json_wtr);
+		oper_count++;
+	} else if (!strcmp(fmt, ",")) {
+		   /* Skip */
+	} else {
+		s = va_arg(ap, char *);
+		jsonw_string(json_wtr, s);
+		oper_count++;
+	}
+	va_end(ap);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void disasm_print_insn(unsigned char *image, ssize_t len, int opcodes)
 {
 	disassembler_ftype disassemble;
@@ -57,7 +93,12 @@ void disasm_print_insn(unsigned char *image, ssize_t len, int opcodes)
 	assert(bfdf);
 	assert(bfd_check_format(bfdf, bfd_object));
 
-	init_disassemble_info(&info, stdout, (fprintf_ftype) fprintf);
+	if (json_output)
+		init_disassemble_info(&info, stdout,
+				      (fprintf_ftype) fprintf_json);
+	else
+		init_disassemble_info(&info, stdout,
+				      (fprintf_ftype) fprintf);
 	info.arch = bfd_get_arch(bfdf);
 	info.mach = bfd_get_mach(bfdf);
 	info.buffer = image;
@@ -68,20 +109,53 @@ void disasm_print_insn(unsigned char *image, ssize_t len, int opcodes)
 	disassemble = disassembler(bfdf);
 	assert(disassemble);
 
+	if (json_output)
+		jsonw_start_array(json_wtr);
 	do {
-		printf("%4x:\t", pc);
+		if (json_output) {
+			jsonw_start_object(json_wtr);
+			oper_count = 0;
+			jsonw_name(json_wtr, "pc");
+			jsonw_printf(json_wtr, "\"0x%x\"", pc);
+		} else {
+			printf("%4x:\t", pc);
+		}
 
 		count = disassemble(pc, &info);
+		if (json_output) {
+			/* Operand array, was started in fprintf_json. Before
+			 * that, make sure we have a _null_ value if no operand
+			 * other than operation code was present.
+			 */
+			if (oper_count == 1)
+				jsonw_null(json_wtr);
+			jsonw_end_array(json_wtr);
+		}
 
 		if (opcodes) {
-			printf("\n\t");
-			for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
-				printf("%02x ", (uint8_t) image[pc + i]);
+			if (json_output) {
+				jsonw_name(json_wtr, "opcodes");
+				jsonw_start_array(json_wtr);
+				for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+					jsonw_printf(json_wtr, "\"0x%02hhx\"",
+						     (uint8_t)image[pc + i]);
+				jsonw_end_array(json_wtr);
+			} else {
+				printf("\n\t");
+				for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+					printf("%02x ",
+					       (uint8_t)image[pc + i]);
+			}
 		}
-		printf("\n");
+		if (json_output)
+			jsonw_end_object(json_wtr);
+		else
+			printf("\n");
 
 		pc += count;
 	} while (count > 0 && pc < len);
+	if (json_output)
+		jsonw_end_array(json_wtr);
 
 	bfd_close(bfdf);
 }