diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index 712b95e..05ad264 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -4013,7 +4013,7 @@ static bool sym_is_subprog(const Elf64_Sym *sym, int text_shndx)
 		return true;
 
 	/* global function */
-	return bind == STB_GLOBAL && type == STT_FUNC;
+	return (bind == STB_GLOBAL || bind == STB_WEAK) && type == STT_FUNC;
 }
 
 static int find_extern_btf_id(const struct btf *btf, const char *ext_name)