diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index da00b87aa199..f67dce2af802 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@
 #define __weak __attribute__((weak))
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Helper macro to manipulate data structures
+ */
+#ifndef offsetof
+#define offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER)  ((size_t)&((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER)
+#endif
+#ifndef container_of
+#define container_of(ptr, type, member)				\
+	({							\
+		void *__mptr = (void *)(ptr);			\
+		((type *)(__mptr - offsetof(type, member)));	\
+	})
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Helper structure used by eBPF C program
  * to describe BPF map attributes to libbpf loader