diff --git a/src/shared/bpf-dlopen.c b/src/shared/bpf-dlopen.c
index 70b1ffbf99..1b4aa903e6 100644
--- a/src/shared/bpf-dlopen.c
+++ b/src/shared/bpf-dlopen.c
@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ int dlopen_bpf(void) {
 #if MODERN_LIBBPF
                                 /* Don't exist anymore in new libbpf, hence cannot type check them */
                                 DLSYM_ARG_FORCE(bpf_create_map),
-                                DLSYM_ARG_FORCE(bpf_probe_prog_type));
+                                DLSYM_ARG_FORCE(bpf_probe_prog_type)
 #else
                                 DLSYM_ARG(bpf_create_map),
-                                DLSYM_ARG(bpf_probe_prog_type));
+                                DLSYM_ARG(bpf_probe_prog_type)
 #endif
+                );
         } else {
                 /* symbols available from 0.7.0 */
                 r = dlsym_many_or_warn(
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ int dlopen_bpf(void) {
 #endif
                 );
         }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
 
         r = dlsym_many_or_warn(
                         dl, LOG_DEBUG,