diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/snprintf_btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/snprintf_btf.c
index 3a8ecf833adc..3c63a7003db4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/snprintf_btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/snprintf_btf.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void test_snprintf_btf(void)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* generate receive event */
-	system("ping -c 1 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null");
+	(void) system("ping -c 1 127.0.0.1 > /dev/null");
 
 	if (bss->skip) {
 		printf("%s:SKIP:no __builtin_btf_type_id\n", __func__);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter.h
index df682af75510..6a1255465fd6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 #define bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem___not_used
 #define bpf_iter__bpf_sk_storage_map bpf_iter__bpf_sk_storage_map___not_used
 #define bpf_iter__sockmap bpf_iter__sockmap___not_used
+#define btf_ptr btf_ptr___not_used
+#define BTF_F_COMPACT BTF_F_COMPACT___not_used
+#define BTF_F_NONAME BTF_F_NONAME___not_used
+#define BTF_F_PTR_RAW BTF_F_PTR_RAW___not_used
+#define BTF_F_ZERO BTF_F_ZERO___not_used
 #include "vmlinux.h"
 #undef bpf_iter_meta
 #undef bpf_iter__bpf_map
@@ -28,6 +33,11 @@
 #undef bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem
 #undef bpf_iter__bpf_sk_storage_map
 #undef bpf_iter__sockmap
+#undef btf_ptr
+#undef BTF_F_COMPACT
+#undef BTF_F_NONAME
+#undef BTF_F_PTR_RAW
+#undef BTF_F_ZERO
 
 struct bpf_iter_meta {
 	struct seq_file *seq;
@@ -105,3 +115,16 @@ struct bpf_iter__sockmap {
 	void *key;
 	struct sock *sk;
 };
+
+struct btf_ptr {
+	void *ptr;
+	__u32 type_id;
+	__u32 flags;
+};
+
+enum {
+	BTF_F_COMPACT	=	(1ULL << 0),
+	BTF_F_NONAME	=	(1ULL << 1),
+	BTF_F_PTR_RAW	=	(1ULL << 2),
+	BTF_F_ZERO	=	(1ULL << 3),
+};
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_ptr.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_ptr.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3c9797c67db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_ptr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. */
+/* "undefine" structs in vmlinux.h, because we "override" them below */
+#define btf_ptr btf_ptr___not_used
+#define BTF_F_COMPACT BTF_F_COMPACT___not_used
+#define BTF_F_NONAME BTF_F_NONAME___not_used
+#define BTF_F_PTR_RAW BTF_F_PTR_RAW___not_used
+#define BTF_F_ZERO BTF_F_ZERO___not_used
+#include "vmlinux.h"
+#undef btf_ptr
+#undef BTF_F_COMPACT
+#undef BTF_F_NONAME
+#undef BTF_F_PTR_RAW
+#undef BTF_F_ZERO
+
+struct btf_ptr {
+	void *ptr;
+	__u32 type_id;
+	__u32 flags;
+};
+
+enum {
+	BTF_F_COMPACT	=	(1ULL << 0),
+	BTF_F_NONAME	=	(1ULL << 1),
+	BTF_F_PTR_RAW	=	(1ULL << 2),
+	BTF_F_ZERO	=	(1ULL << 3),
+};
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/netif_receive_skb.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/netif_receive_skb.c
index b873d805a345..6b670039ea67 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/netif_receive_skb.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/netif_receive_skb.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /* Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. */
 
-#include "vmlinux.h"
+#include "btf_ptr.h"
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>