diff --git a/include/linux/btf_ids.h b/include/linux/btf_ids.h
index a9cb10b0e2e9..dca09b7f21dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf_ids.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf_ids.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct btf_id_set8 {
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h> /* for __PASTE */
 #include <linux/compiler_attributes.h> /* for __maybe_unused */
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 /*
  * Following macros help to define lists of BTF IDs placed
@@ -183,17 +184,18 @@ extern struct btf_id_set name;
  * .word (1 << 3) | (1 << 1) | (1 << 2)
  *
  */
-#define __BTF_SET8_START(name, scope)			\
+#define __BTF_SET8_START(name, scope, flags)		\
+__BTF_ID_LIST(name, local)				\
 asm(							\
 ".pushsection " BTF_IDS_SECTION ",\"a\";       \n"	\
 "." #scope " __BTF_ID__set8__" #name ";        \n"	\
 "__BTF_ID__set8__" #name ":;                   \n"	\
-".zero 8                                       \n"	\
+".zero 4                                       \n"	\
+".long " __stringify(flags)                   "\n"	\
 ".popsection;                                  \n");
 
 #define BTF_SET8_START(name)				\
-__BTF_ID_LIST(name, local)				\
-__BTF_SET8_START(name, local)
+__BTF_SET8_START(name, local, 0)
 
 #define BTF_SET8_END(name)				\
 asm(							\