diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 3a35472a17c5e..b133acfe08fbf 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
 	attr.btf_key_type_id = OPTS_GET(opts, btf_key_type_id, 0);
 	attr.btf_value_type_id = OPTS_GET(opts, btf_value_type_id, 0);
 	attr.btf_vmlinux_value_type_id = OPTS_GET(opts, btf_vmlinux_value_type_id, 0);
-	attr.value_type_btf_obj_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, value_type_btf_obj_fd, -1);
+	attr.value_type_btf_obj_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, value_type_btf_obj_fd, 0);
 
 	attr.inner_map_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, inner_map_fd, 0);
 	attr.map_flags = OPTS_GET(opts, map_flags, 0);