diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 27d5f7ecba32..dc993112b40b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -101,13 +101,6 @@ void libbpf_print(enum libbpf_print_level level, const char *format, ...)
 
 #define STRERR_BUFSIZE  128
 
-#define CHECK_ERR(action, err, out) do {	\
-	err = action;			\
-	if (err)			\
-		goto out;		\
-} while (0)
-
-
 /* Copied from tools/perf/util/util.h */
 #ifndef zfree
 # define zfree(ptr) ({ free(*ptr); *ptr = NULL; })
@@ -864,8 +857,7 @@ bpf_object__init_internal_map(struct bpf_object *obj, enum libbpf_map_type type,
 	def->value_size = data->d_size;
 	def->max_entries = 1;
 	def->map_flags = type == LIBBPF_MAP_RODATA ? BPF_F_RDONLY_PROG : 0;
-	if (obj->caps.array_mmap)
-		def->map_flags |= BPF_F_MMAPABLE;
+	def->map_flags |= BPF_F_MMAPABLE;
 
 	pr_debug("map '%s' (global data): at sec_idx %d, offset %zu, flags %x.\n",
 		 map_name, map->sec_idx, map->sec_offset, def->map_flags);
@@ -888,8 +880,6 @@ static int bpf_object__init_global_data_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!obj->caps.global_data)
-		return 0;
 	/*
 	 * Populate obj->maps with libbpf internal maps.
 	 */
@@ -1393,10 +1383,11 @@ static int bpf_object__init_user_btf_maps(struct bpf_object *obj, bool strict,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bpf_object__init_maps(struct bpf_object *obj, bool relaxed_maps,
-				 const char *pin_root_path)
+static int bpf_object__init_maps(struct bpf_object *obj,
+				 struct bpf_object_open_opts *opts)
 {
-	bool strict = !relaxed_maps;
+	const char *pin_root_path = OPTS_GET(opts, pin_root_path, NULL);
+	bool strict = !OPTS_GET(opts, relaxed_maps, false);
 	int err;
 
 	err = bpf_object__init_user_maps(obj, strict);
@@ -1592,8 +1583,7 @@ static int bpf_object__sanitize_and_load_btf(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj, bool relaxed_maps,
-				   const char *pin_root_path)
+static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	Elf *elf = obj->efile.elf;
 	GElf_Ehdr *ep = &obj->efile.ehdr;
@@ -1728,14 +1718,7 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_collect(struct bpf_object *obj, bool relaxed_maps,
 		pr_warn("Corrupted ELF file: index of strtab invalid\n");
 		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT;
 	}
-	err = bpf_object__init_btf(obj, btf_data, btf_ext_data);
-	if (!err)
-		err = bpf_object__init_maps(obj, relaxed_maps, pin_root_path);
-	if (!err)
-		err = bpf_object__sanitize_and_load_btf(obj);
-	if (!err)
-		err = bpf_object__init_prog_names(obj);
-	return err;
+	return bpf_object__init_btf(obj, btf_data, btf_ext_data);
 }
 
 static struct bpf_program *
@@ -1876,11 +1859,6 @@ static int bpf_program__record_reloc(struct bpf_program *prog,
 		pr_warn("bad data relo against section %u\n", shdr_idx);
 		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__RELOC;
 	}
-	if (!obj->caps.global_data) {
-		pr_warn("relocation: kernel does not support global \'%s\' variable access in insns[%d]\n",
-			name, insn_idx);
-		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__RELOC;
-	}
 	for (map_idx = 0; map_idx < nr_maps; map_idx++) {
 		map = &obj->maps[map_idx];
 		if (map->libbpf_type != type)
@@ -3918,12 +3896,10 @@ static struct bpf_object *
 __bpf_object__open(const char *path, const void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
 		   struct bpf_object_open_opts *opts)
 {
-	const char *pin_root_path;
 	struct bpf_program *prog;
 	struct bpf_object *obj;
 	const char *obj_name;
 	char tmp_name[64];
-	bool relaxed_maps;
 	__u32 attach_prog_fd;
 	int err;
 
@@ -3953,16 +3929,16 @@ __bpf_object__open(const char *path, const void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz,
 		return obj;
 
 	obj->relaxed_core_relocs = OPTS_GET(opts, relaxed_core_relocs, false);
-	relaxed_maps = OPTS_GET(opts, relaxed_maps, false);
-	pin_root_path = OPTS_GET(opts, pin_root_path, NULL);
 	attach_prog_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, attach_prog_fd, 0);
 
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__elf_init(obj), err, out);
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__check_endianness(obj), err, out);
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__probe_caps(obj), err, out);
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__elf_collect(obj, relaxed_maps, pin_root_path),
-		  err, out);
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__collect_reloc(obj), err, out);
+	err = bpf_object__elf_init(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__check_endianness(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__elf_collect(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__init_maps(obj, opts);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__init_prog_names(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__collect_reloc(obj);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 	bpf_object__elf_finish(obj);
 
 	bpf_object__for_each_program(prog, obj) {
@@ -4080,6 +4056,24 @@ int bpf_object__unload(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int bpf_object__sanitize_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	struct bpf_map *m;
+
+	bpf_object__for_each_map(m, obj) {
+		if (!bpf_map__is_internal(m))
+			continue;
+		if (!obj->caps.global_data) {
+			pr_warn("kernel doesn't support global data\n");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+		if (!obj->caps.array_mmap)
+			m->def.map_flags ^= BPF_F_MMAPABLE;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int bpf_object__load_xattr(struct bpf_object_load_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct bpf_object *obj;
@@ -4098,9 +4092,14 @@ int bpf_object__load_xattr(struct bpf_object_load_attr *attr)
 
 	obj->loaded = true;
 
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__create_maps(obj), err, out);
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__relocate(obj, attr->target_btf_path), err, out);
-	CHECK_ERR(bpf_object__load_progs(obj, attr->log_level), err, out);
+	err = bpf_object__probe_caps(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__sanitize_and_load_btf(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__sanitize_maps(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__create_maps(obj);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__relocate(obj, attr->target_btf_path);
+	err = err ? : bpf_object__load_progs(obj, attr->log_level);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 
 	return 0;
 out: