diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 182bd3d3f7287b0b5bbd0b45f7f48fc03645ff68..e58f51b24574c6915ced6d2a03e13e011a93bdb1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -677,6 +677,11 @@ bpf_object__add_programs(struct bpf_object *obj, Elf_Data *sec_data,
 			return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT;
 		}
 
+		if (sec_idx != obj->efile.text_shndx && GELF_ST_BIND(sym.st_info) == STB_LOCAL) {
+			pr_warn("sec '%s': program '%s' is static and not supported\n", sec_name, name);
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+
 		pr_debug("sec '%s': found program '%s' at insn offset %zu (%zu bytes), code size %zu insns (%zu bytes)\n",
 			 sec_name, name, sec_off / BPF_INSN_SZ, sec_off, prog_sz / BPF_INSN_SZ, prog_sz);