diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index e23f1b6b9402..ecd5284c705d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -7798,6 +7798,12 @@ __bpf_program__iter(const struct bpf_program *p, const struct bpf_object *obj,

 struct bpf_program *
 bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	return bpf_object__next_program(obj, prev);
+}
+
+struct bpf_program *
+bpf_object__next_program(const struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prev)
 {
 	struct bpf_program *prog = prev;

@@ -7810,6 +7816,12 @@ bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)

 struct bpf_program *
 bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *next, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	return bpf_object__prev_program(obj, next);
+}
+
+struct bpf_program *
+bpf_object__prev_program(const struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *next)
 {
 	struct bpf_program *prog = next;

@@ -8742,6 +8754,12 @@ __bpf_map__iter(const struct bpf_map *m, const struct bpf_object *obj, int i)

 struct bpf_map *
 bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	return bpf_object__next_map(obj, prev);
+}
+
+struct bpf_map *
+bpf_object__next_map(const struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_map *prev)
 {
 	if (prev == NULL)
 		return obj->maps;
@@ -8751,6 +8769,12 @@ bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *prev, const struct bpf_object *obj)

 struct bpf_map *
 bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *next, const struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	return bpf_object__prev_map(obj, next);
+}
+
+struct bpf_map *
+bpf_object__prev_map(const struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_map *next)
 {
 	if (next == NULL) {
 		if (!obj->nr_maps)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index e35490c54eb3..8f5144bfa321 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -189,16 +189,22 @@ LIBBPF_API int libbpf_find_vmlinux_btf_id(const char *name,

 /* Accessors of bpf_program */
 struct bpf_program;
-LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prog,
-						 const struct bpf_object *obj);
+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 7, "use bpf_object__next_program() instead")
+struct bpf_program *bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prog,
+				      const struct bpf_object *obj);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *
+bpf_object__next_program(const struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prog);

-#define bpf_object__for_each_program(pos, obj)		\
-	for ((pos) = bpf_program__next(NULL, (obj));	\
-	     (pos) != NULL;				\
-	     (pos) = bpf_program__next((pos), (obj)))
+#define bpf_object__for_each_program(pos, obj)			\
+	for ((pos) = bpf_object__next_program((obj), NULL);	\
+	     (pos) != NULL;					\
+	     (pos) = bpf_object__next_program((obj), (pos)))

-LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *prog,
-						 const struct bpf_object *obj);
+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 7, "use bpf_object__prev_program() instead")
+struct bpf_program *bpf_program__prev(struct bpf_program *prog,
+				      const struct bpf_object *obj);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *
+bpf_object__prev_program(const struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prog);

 typedef void (*bpf_program_clear_priv_t)(struct bpf_program *, void *);

@@ -502,16 +508,21 @@ bpf_object__find_map_fd_by_name(const struct bpf_object *obj, const char *name);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_map *
 bpf_object__find_map_by_offset(struct bpf_object *obj, size_t offset);

+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 7, "use bpf_object__next_map() instead")
+struct bpf_map *bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_map *
-bpf_map__next(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+bpf_object__next_map(const struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_map *map);
+
 #define bpf_object__for_each_map(pos, obj)		\
-	for ((pos) = bpf_map__next(NULL, (obj));	\
+	for ((pos) = bpf_object__next_map((obj), NULL);	\
 	     (pos) != NULL;				\
-	     (pos) = bpf_map__next((pos), (obj)))
+	     (pos) = bpf_object__next_map((obj), (pos)))
 #define bpf_map__for_each bpf_object__for_each_map

+LIBBPF_API LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 7, "use bpf_object__prev_map() instead")
+struct bpf_map *bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_map *
-bpf_map__prev(const struct bpf_map *map, const struct bpf_object *obj);
+bpf_object__prev_map(const struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_map *map);

 /**
  * @brief **bpf_map__fd()** gets the file descriptor of the passed
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index 9e649cf9e771..b9f711ca475f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -389,5 +389,9 @@ LIBBPF_0.5.0 {

 LIBBPF_0.6.0 {
 	global:
+		bpf_object__next_map;
+		bpf_object__next_program;
+		bpf_object__prev_map;
+		bpf_object__prev_program;
 		btf__add_tag;
 } LIBBPF_0.5.0;
