diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
index 5dbca76b953f..894860111ddb 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
@@ -1559,10 +1559,12 @@ static void btf_dump_emit_type_chain(struct btf_dump *d,
 			 * Clang for BPF target generates func_proto with no
 			 * args as a func_proto with a single void arg (e.g.,
 			 * `int (*f)(void)` vs just `int (*f)()`). We are
-			 * going to pretend there are no args for such case.
+			 * going to emit valid empty args (void) syntax for
+			 * such case. Similarly and conveniently, valid
+			 * no args case can be special-cased here as well.
 			 */
-			if (vlen == 1 && p->type == 0) {
-				btf_dump_printf(d, ")");
+			if (vlen == 0 || (vlen == 1 && p->type == 0)) {
+				btf_dump_printf(d, "void)");
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_multidim.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_multidim.c
index ba97165bdb28..a657651eba52 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_multidim.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_multidim.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ typedef int *ptr_arr_t[6];
 
 typedef int *ptr_multiarr_t[7][8][9][10];
 
-typedef int * (*fn_ptr_arr_t[11])();
+typedef int * (*fn_ptr_arr_t[11])(void);
 
-typedef int * (*fn_ptr_multiarr_t[12][13])();
+typedef int * (*fn_ptr_multiarr_t[12][13])(void);
 
 struct root_struct {
 	arr_t _1;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c
index ad21ee8c7e23..29d01fff32bd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_dump_test_case_syntax.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ typedef void (*printf_fn_t)(const char *, ...);
  *   `int -> char *` function and returns pointer to a char. Equivalent:
  *   typedef char * (*fn_input_t)(int);
  *   typedef char * (*fn_output_outer_t)(fn_input_t);
- *   typedef const fn_output_outer_t (* fn_output_inner_t)();
+ *   typedef const fn_output_outer_t (* fn_output_inner_t)(void);
  *   typedef const fn_output_inner_t fn_ptr_arr2_t[5];
  */
 /* ----- START-EXPECTED-OUTPUT ----- */
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ typedef void (* (*signal_t)(int, void (*)(int)))(int);
 
 typedef char * (*fn_ptr_arr1_t[10])(int **);
 
-typedef char * (* (* const fn_ptr_arr2_t[5])())(char * (*)(int));
+typedef char * (* (* const fn_ptr_arr2_t[5])(void))(char * (*)(int));
 
 struct struct_w_typedefs {
 	int_t a;