diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 016ecdd1c3e1..9deb1fc67f19 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1401,8 +1401,11 @@ static int find_elf_var_offset(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name, _
 	for (si = 0; si < symbols->d_size / sizeof(Elf64_Sym); si++) {
 		Elf64_Sym *sym = elf_sym_by_idx(obj, si);
 
-		if (ELF64_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) != STB_GLOBAL ||
-		    ELF64_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) != STT_OBJECT)
+		if (ELF64_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) != STT_OBJECT)
+			continue;
+
+		if (ELF64_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) != STB_GLOBAL &&
+		    ELF64_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) != STB_WEAK)
 			continue;
 
 		sname = elf_sym_str(obj, sym->st_name);