diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 9ea2f7b64869..77f512625b8c 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_xdpsock		+= -pthread
 #  make samples/bpf/ LLC=~/git/llvm/build/bin/llc CLANG=~/git/llvm/build/bin/clang
 LLC ?= llc
 CLANG ?= clang
+LLVM_OBJCOPY ?= llvm-objcopy
+BTF_PAHOLE ?= pahole
 
 # Detect that we're cross compiling and use the cross compiler
 ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
@@ -202,6 +204,16 @@ HOSTCC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 CLANG_ARCH_ARGS = -target $(ARCH)
 endif
 
+BTF_LLC_PROBE := $(shell $(LLC) -march=bpf -mattr=help 2>&1 | grep dwarfris)
+BTF_PAHOLE_PROBE := $(shell $(BTF_PAHOLE) --help 2>&1 | grep BTF)
+BTF_OBJCOPY_PROBE := $(shell $(LLVM_OBJCOPY) --help 2>&1 | grep -i 'usage.*llvm')
+
+ifneq ($(and $(BTF_LLC_PROBE),$(BTF_PAHOLE_PROBE),$(BTF_OBJCOPY_PROBE)),)
+	EXTRA_CFLAGS += -g
+	LLC_FLAGS += -mattr=dwarfris
+	DWARF2BTF = y
+endif
+
 # Trick to allow make to be run from this directory
 all:
 	$(MAKE) -C ../../ $(CURDIR)/ BPF_SAMPLES_PATH=$(CURDIR)
@@ -260,4 +272,7 @@ $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c
 		-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end \
 		-Wno-address-of-packed-member -Wno-tautological-compare \
 		-Wno-unknown-warning-option $(CLANG_ARCH_ARGS) \
-		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| $(LLC) -march=bpf -filetype=obj -o $@
+		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| $(LLC) -march=bpf $(LLC_FLAGS) -filetype=obj -o $@
+ifeq ($(DWARF2BTF),y)
+	$(BTF_PAHOLE) -J $@
+endif