diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index ad9e7311c4cf..379e68fb866f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -6786,6 +6786,7 @@ enum bpf_core_relo_kind {
 	BPF_CORE_TYPE_SIZE = 9,              /* type size in bytes */
 	BPF_CORE_ENUMVAL_EXISTS = 10,        /* enum value existence in target kernel */
 	BPF_CORE_ENUMVAL_VALUE = 11,         /* enum value integer value */
+	BPF_CORE_TYPE_MATCHES = 12,          /* type match in target kernel */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index ad9e7311c4cf..379e68fb866f 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -6786,6 +6786,7 @@ enum bpf_core_relo_kind {
 	BPF_CORE_TYPE_SIZE = 9,              /* type size in bytes */
 	BPF_CORE_ENUMVAL_EXISTS = 10,        /* enum value existence in target kernel */
 	BPF_CORE_ENUMVAL_VALUE = 11,         /* enum value integer value */
+	BPF_CORE_TYPE_MATCHES = 12,          /* type match in target kernel */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
index fd48b1ff59ca..2308f4990e96 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum bpf_type_id_kind {
 enum bpf_type_info_kind {
 	BPF_TYPE_EXISTS = 0,		/* type existence in target kernel */
 	BPF_TYPE_SIZE = 1,		/* type size in target kernel */
+	BPF_TYPE_MATCHES = 2,		/* type match in target kernel */
 };
 
 /* second argument to __builtin_preserve_enum_value() built-in */