diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index 214f828..d793a1b 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -5471,6 +5471,10 @@ static int load_module_btfs(struct bpf_object *obj)
 		err = bpf_btf_get_next_id(id, &id);
 		if (err && errno == ENOENT)
 			return 0;
+		if (err && errno == EPERM) {
+			pr_debug("skipping module BTFs loading, missing privileges\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
 		if (err) {
 			err = -errno;
 			pr_warn("failed to iterate BTF objects: %d\n", err);