diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
index 7bf38f0e152e..1b8a75fa0471 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
@@ -215,70 +215,6 @@ static int do_dump_btf(const struct btf_dumper *d,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int get_btf(struct bpf_map_info *map_info, struct btf **btf)
-{
-	struct bpf_btf_info btf_info = { 0 };
-	__u32 len = sizeof(btf_info);
-	__u32 last_size;
-	int btf_fd;
-	void *ptr;
-	int err;
-
-	err = 0;
-	*btf = NULL;
-	btf_fd = bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(map_info->btf_id);
-	if (btf_fd < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* we won't know btf_size until we call bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(). so
-	 * let's start with a sane default - 4KiB here - and resize it only if
-	 * bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd() needs a bigger buffer.
-	 */
-	btf_info.btf_size = 4096;
-	last_size = btf_info.btf_size;
-	ptr = malloc(last_size);
-	if (!ptr) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto exit_free;
-	}
-
-	bzero(ptr, last_size);
-	btf_info.btf = ptr_to_u64(ptr);
-	err = bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(btf_fd, &btf_info, &len);
-
-	if (!err && btf_info.btf_size > last_size) {
-		void *temp_ptr;
-
-		last_size = btf_info.btf_size;
-		temp_ptr = realloc(ptr, last_size);
-		if (!temp_ptr) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto exit_free;
-		}
-		ptr = temp_ptr;
-		bzero(ptr, last_size);
-		btf_info.btf = ptr_to_u64(ptr);
-		err = bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(btf_fd, &btf_info, &len);
-	}
-
-	if (err || btf_info.btf_size > last_size) {
-		err = errno;
-		goto exit_free;
-	}
-
-	*btf = btf__new((__u8 *)btf_info.btf, btf_info.btf_size, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(*btf)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(*btf);
-		*btf = NULL;
-	}
-
-exit_free:
-	close(btf_fd);
-	free(ptr);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static json_writer_t *get_btf_writer(void)
 {
 	json_writer_t *jw = jsonw_new(stdout);
@@ -765,7 +701,7 @@ static int do_dump(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	prev_key = NULL;
 
-	err = get_btf(&info, &btf);
+	err = btf_get_from_id(info.btf_id, &btf);
 	if (err) {
 		p_err("failed to get btf");
 		goto exit_free;
@@ -909,7 +845,7 @@ static int do_lookup(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/* here means bpf_map_lookup_elem() succeeded */
-	err = get_btf(&info, &btf);
+	err = btf_get_from_id(info.btf_id, &btf);
 	if (err) {
 		p_err("failed to get btf");
 		goto exit_free;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 11579ed4ef6c..2a914ab65cbc 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ struct bpf_func_info_min {
 	__u32   type_id;
 };
 
+static inline __u64 ptr_to_u64(const void *ptr)
+{
+	return (__u64) (unsigned long) ptr;
+}
+
 static int btf_add_type(struct btf *btf, struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	if (btf->types_size - btf->nr_types < 2) {
@@ -409,6 +414,70 @@ const char *btf__name_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, __u32 offset)
 		return NULL;
 }
 
+int btf_get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
+{
+	struct bpf_btf_info btf_info = { 0 };
+	__u32 len = sizeof(btf_info);
+	__u32 last_size;
+	int btf_fd;
+	void *ptr;
+	int err;
+
+	err = 0;
+	*btf = NULL;
+	btf_fd = bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(id);
+	if (btf_fd < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* we won't know btf_size until we call bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(). so
+	 * let's start with a sane default - 4KiB here - and resize it only if
+	 * bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd() needs a bigger buffer.
+	 */
+	btf_info.btf_size = 4096;
+	last_size = btf_info.btf_size;
+	ptr = malloc(last_size);
+	if (!ptr) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto exit_free;
+	}
+
+	bzero(ptr, last_size);
+	btf_info.btf = ptr_to_u64(ptr);
+	err = bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(btf_fd, &btf_info, &len);
+
+	if (!err && btf_info.btf_size > last_size) {
+		void *temp_ptr;
+
+		last_size = btf_info.btf_size;
+		temp_ptr = realloc(ptr, last_size);
+		if (!temp_ptr) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto exit_free;
+		}
+		ptr = temp_ptr;
+		bzero(ptr, last_size);
+		btf_info.btf = ptr_to_u64(ptr);
+		err = bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(btf_fd, &btf_info, &len);
+	}
+
+	if (err || btf_info.btf_size > last_size) {
+		err = errno;
+		goto exit_free;
+	}
+
+	*btf = btf__new((__u8 *)btf_info.btf, btf_info.btf_size, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(*btf)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(*btf);
+		*btf = NULL;
+	}
+
+exit_free:
+	close(btf_fd);
+	free(ptr);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int btf_ext_validate_func_info(const void *finfo, __u32 size,
 				      btf_print_fn_t err_log)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
index 578171e8cb26..386b2ffc32a3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ LIBBPF_API __s64 btf__resolve_size(const struct btf *btf, __u32 type_id);
 LIBBPF_API int btf__resolve_type(const struct btf *btf, __u32 type_id);
 LIBBPF_API int btf__fd(const struct btf *btf);
 LIBBPF_API const char *btf__name_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, __u32 offset);
+LIBBPF_API int btf_get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf);
 
 struct btf_ext *btf_ext__new(__u8 *data, __u32 size, btf_print_fn_t err_log);
 void btf_ext__free(struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
