diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index cd17f6d0791f..62e1c0cc4a59 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
 /*
  * Helper function to perform a tail call with a constant/immediate map slot.
  */
-#if __clang_major__ >= 8 && defined(__bpf__)
+#if (defined(__clang__) && __clang_major__ >= 8) || (!defined(__clang__) && __GNUC__ > 12)
+#if defined(__bpf__)
 static __always_inline void
 bpf_tail_call_static(void *ctx, const void *map, const __u32 slot)
 {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ bpf_tail_call_static(void *ctx, const void *map, const __u32 slot)
 		     : "r0", "r1", "r2", "r3", "r4", "r5");
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
 enum libbpf_pin_type {
 	LIBBPF_PIN_NONE,