diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index a7b5e91..60a9d59 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ enum bpf_attach_type {
 	BPF_TRACE_KPROBE_MULTI,
 	BPF_LSM_CGROUP,
 	BPF_STRUCT_OPS,
+	BPF_NETFILTER,
 	__MAX_BPF_ATTACH_TYPE
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index 4763260..214f828 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static const char * const attach_type_name[] = {
 	[BPF_PERF_EVENT]		= "perf_event",
 	[BPF_TRACE_KPROBE_MULTI]	= "trace_kprobe_multi",
 	[BPF_STRUCT_OPS]		= "struct_ops",
+	[BPF_NETFILTER]			= "netfilter",
 };
 
 static const char * const link_type_name[] = {
@@ -8736,7 +8737,7 @@ static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
 	SEC_DEF("struct_ops+",		STRUCT_OPS, 0, SEC_NONE),
 	SEC_DEF("struct_ops.s+",	STRUCT_OPS, 0, SEC_SLEEPABLE),
 	SEC_DEF("sk_lookup",		SK_LOOKUP, BPF_SK_LOOKUP, SEC_ATTACHABLE),
-	SEC_DEF("netfilter",		NETFILTER, 0, SEC_NONE),
+	SEC_DEF("netfilter",		NETFILTER, BPF_NETFILTER, SEC_NONE),
 };
 
 static size_t custom_sec_def_cnt;
diff --git a/src/libbpf_probes.c b/src/libbpf_probes.c
index 5f78a02..9c4db90 100644
--- a/src/libbpf_probes.c
+++ b/src/libbpf_probes.c
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ static int probe_prog_load(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_REUSEPORT:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_FLOW_DISSECTOR:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SYSCTL:
+		break;
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_NETFILTER:
+		opts.expected_attach_type = BPF_NETFILTER;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;