diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
index 8df718a6b142..33c19590ee43 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
@@ -663,9 +663,11 @@ void bpf_gen__prog_load(struct bpf_gen *gen,
 	debug_ret(gen, "prog_load %s insn_cnt %d", attr.prog_name, attr.insn_cnt);
 	/* successful or not, close btf module FDs used in extern ksyms and attach_btf_obj_fd */
 	cleanup_relos(gen, insns);
-	if (gen->attach_kind)
+	if (gen->attach_kind) {
 		emit_sys_close_blob(gen,
 				    attr_field(prog_load_attr, attach_btf_obj_fd));
+		gen->attach_kind = 0;
+	}
 	emit_check_err(gen);
 	/* remember prog_fd in the stack, if successful */
 	emit(gen, BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_7,