diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 9dddcd7451c7..554e93189c7c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -4037,7 +4037,7 @@ static int bpf_object__collect_externs(struct bpf_object *obj)
 
 static bool prog_is_subprog(const struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
-	return prog->sec_idx == obj->efile.text_shndx && obj->nr_programs > 1;
+	return prog->sec_idx == obj->efile.text_shndx;
 }
 
 struct bpf_program *