diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index fd2c443..955f8ea 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,53 @@ static int bpf_map_find_btf_info(struct bpf_map *map, const struct btf *btf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int bpf_map__reuse_fd(struct bpf_map *map, int fd)
+{
+	struct bpf_map_info info = {};
+	__u32 len = sizeof(info);
+	int new_fd, err;
+	char *new_name;
+
+	err = bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(fd, &info, &len);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	new_name = strdup(info.name);
+	if (!new_name)
+		return -errno;
+
+	new_fd = open("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (new_fd < 0)
+		goto err_free_new_name;
+
+	new_fd = dup3(fd, new_fd, O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (new_fd < 0)
+		goto err_close_new_fd;
+
+	err = zclose(map->fd);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_close_new_fd;
+	free(map->name);
+
+	map->fd = new_fd;
+	map->name = new_name;
+	map->def.type = info.type;
+	map->def.key_size = info.key_size;
+	map->def.value_size = info.value_size;
+	map->def.max_entries = info.max_entries;
+	map->def.map_flags = info.map_flags;
+	map->btf_key_type_id = info.btf_key_type_id;
+	map->btf_value_type_id = info.btf_value_type_id;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_close_new_fd:
+	close(new_fd);
+err_free_new_name:
+	free(new_name);
+	return -errno;
+}
+
 static int
 bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
@@ -1047,6 +1094,12 @@ bpf_object__create_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		struct bpf_map_def *def = &map->def;
 		int *pfd = &map->fd;
 
+		if (map->fd >= 0) {
+			pr_debug("skip map create (preset) %s: fd=%d\n",
+				 map->name, map->fd);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		create_attr.name = map->name;
 		create_attr.map_ifindex = map->map_ifindex;
 		create_attr.map_type = def->type;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index e911ad3..1f8fc20 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ typedef void (*bpf_map_clear_priv_t)(struct bpf_map *, void *);
 int bpf_map__set_priv(struct bpf_map *map, void *priv,
 		      bpf_map_clear_priv_t clear_priv);
 void *bpf_map__priv(struct bpf_map *map);
+int bpf_map__reuse_fd(struct bpf_map *map, int fd);
 bool bpf_map__is_offload_neutral(struct bpf_map *map);
 void bpf_map__set_ifindex(struct bpf_map *map, __u32 ifindex);
 int bpf_map__pin(struct bpf_map *map, const char *path);