diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 6fffb3cdf39b..f35146c1d9a9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "libbpf_common.h"
+#include "libbpf_legacy.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_common.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_common.h
index aaa1efbf6f51..0967112b933a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_common.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_common.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  * including any extra padding, it with memset() and then assigns initial
  * values provided by users in struct initializer-syntax as varargs.
  */
-#define DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(TYPE, NAME, ...)				    \
+#define LIBBPF_OPTS(TYPE, NAME, ...)					    \
 	struct TYPE NAME = ({ 						    \
 		memset(&NAME, 0, sizeof(struct TYPE));			    \
 		(struct TYPE) {						    \
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_legacy.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_legacy.h
index 5ba5c9beccfa..bb03c568af7b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_legacy.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_legacy.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ enum libbpf_strict_mode {
 
 LIBBPF_API int libbpf_set_strict_mode(enum libbpf_strict_mode mode);
 
+#define DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS LIBBPF_OPTS
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */