diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 727da3c5879b..22039a0a5b35 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -125,21 +125,21 @@ always-y += sockex1_kern.o
 always-y += sockex2_kern.o
 always-y += sockex3_kern.o
 always-y += tracex1_kern.o
-always-y += tracex2_kern.o
+always-y += tracex2.bpf.o
 always-y += tracex3_kern.o
 always-y += tracex4_kern.o
 always-y += tracex5_kern.o
 always-y += tracex6_kern.o
 always-y += tracex7_kern.o
 always-y += sock_flags_kern.o
-always-y += test_probe_write_user_kern.o
-always-y += trace_output_kern.o
+always-y += test_probe_write_user.bpf.o
+always-y += trace_output.bpf.o
 always-y += tcbpf1_kern.o
 always-y += tc_l2_redirect_kern.o
 always-y += lathist_kern.o
 always-y += offwaketime_kern.o
 always-y += spintest_kern.o
-always-y += map_perf_test_kern.o
+always-y += map_perf_test.bpf.o
 always-y += test_overhead_tp_kern.o
 always-y += test_overhead_raw_tp_kern.o
 always-y += test_overhead_kprobe_kern.o
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ always-y += parse_varlen.o parse_simple.o parse_ldabs.o
 always-y += test_cgrp2_tc_kern.o
 always-y += xdp1_kern.o
 always-y += xdp2_kern.o
-always-y += test_current_task_under_cgroup_kern.o
+always-y += test_current_task_under_cgroup.bpf.o
 always-y += trace_event_kern.o
 always-y += sampleip_kern.o
 always-y += lwt_len_hist_kern.o
diff --git a/samples/bpf/gnu/stubs.h b/samples/bpf/gnu/stubs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..719225b16626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/bpf/gnu/stubs.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* dummy .h to trick /usr/include/features.h to work with 'clang -target bpf' */
diff --git a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_kern.c b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test.bpf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/bpf/map_perf_test_kern.c
rename to samples/bpf/map_perf_test.bpf.c
diff --git a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
index 1bb53f4b29e1..d2fbcf963cdf 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (argc > 4)
 		max_cnt = atoi(argv[4]);
 
-	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s.bpf.o", argv[0]);
 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(filename, NULL);
 	if (libbpf_get_error(obj)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: opening BPF object file failed\n");
diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup_kern.c b/samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup.bpf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup_kern.c
rename to samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup.bpf.c
diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup_user.c b/samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup_user.c
index 6fb25906835e..9726ed2a8a8b 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_current_task_under_cgroup_user.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char filename[256];
 	int map_fd[2];
 
-	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s.bpf.o", argv[0]);
 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(filename, NULL);
 	if (libbpf_get_error(obj)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: opening BPF object file failed\n");
diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user_kern.c b/samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user.bpf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user_kern.c
rename to samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user.bpf.c
diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user_user.c b/samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user_user.c
index 00ccfb834e45..2a539aec4116 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_probe_write_user_user.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **argv)
 	mapped_addr_in = (struct sockaddr_in *)&mapped_addr;
 	tmp_addr_in = (struct sockaddr_in *)&tmp_addr;
 
-	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s.bpf.o", argv[0]);
 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(filename, NULL);
 	if (libbpf_get_error(obj)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: opening BPF object file failed\n");
diff --git a/samples/bpf/trace_output_kern.c b/samples/bpf/trace_output.bpf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/bpf/trace_output_kern.c
rename to samples/bpf/trace_output.bpf.c
diff --git a/samples/bpf/trace_output_user.c b/samples/bpf/trace_output_user.c
index 371732f9cf8e..d316fd2c8e24 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/trace_output_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/trace_output_user.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char filename[256];
 	FILE *f;
 
-	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s.bpf.o", argv[0]);
 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(filename, NULL);
 	if (libbpf_get_error(obj)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: opening BPF object file failed\n");
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex2_kern.c b/samples/bpf/tracex2.bpf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/bpf/tracex2_kern.c
rename to samples/bpf/tracex2.bpf.c
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex2_user.c b/samples/bpf/tracex2_user.c
index 089e408abd7a..2131f1648cf1 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/tracex2_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex2_user.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **argv)
 	int i, j = 0;
 	FILE *f;
 
-	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s.bpf.o", argv[0]);
 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(filename, NULL);
 	if (libbpf_get_error(obj)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: opening BPF object file failed\n");