diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c
index 01cc52b834fa..e86e240da4df 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/btf_dumper.c
@@ -43,9 +43,42 @@ static int btf_dumper_modifier(const struct btf_dumper *d, __u32 type_id,
 	return btf_dumper_do_type(d, actual_type_id, bit_offset, data);
 }
 
-static void btf_dumper_enum(const void *data, json_writer_t *jw)
+static int btf_dumper_enum(const struct btf_dumper *d,
+			    const struct btf_type *t,
+			    const void *data)
 {
-	jsonw_printf(jw, "%d", *(int *)data);
+	const struct btf_enum *enums = btf_enum(t);
+	__s64 value;
+	__u16 i;
+
+	switch (t->size) {
+	case 8:
+		value = *(__s64 *)data;
+		break;
+	case 4:
+		value = *(__s32 *)data;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		value = *(__s16 *)data;
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		value = *(__s8 *)data;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < btf_vlen(t); i++) {
+		if (value == enums[i].val) {
+			jsonw_string(d->jw,
+				     btf__name_by_offset(d->btf,
+							 enums[i].name_off));
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	jsonw_int(d->jw, value);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int btf_dumper_array(const struct btf_dumper *d, __u32 type_id,
@@ -366,8 +399,7 @@ static int btf_dumper_do_type(const struct btf_dumper *d, __u32 type_id,
 	case BTF_KIND_ARRAY:
 		return btf_dumper_array(d, type_id, data);
 	case BTF_KIND_ENUM:
-		btf_dumper_enum(data, d->jw);
-		return 0;
+		return btf_dumper_enum(d, t, data);
 	case BTF_KIND_PTR:
 		btf_dumper_ptr(data, d->jw, d->is_plain_text);
 		return 0;