diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index 528aeb0ab79d..4631cac3957f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -1002,24 +1002,22 @@ __bpf_map__config_value(struct bpf_map *map,
 {
 	struct bpf_map_op *op;
 	const char *map_name = bpf_map__name(map);
-	const struct bpf_map_def *def = bpf_map__def(map);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(def)) {
-		pr_debug("Unable to get map definition from '%s'\n",
-			 map_name);
+	if (!map) {
+		pr_debug("Map '%s' is invalid\n", map_name);
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
 	}
 
-	if (def->type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY) {
+	if (bpf_map__type(map) != BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY) {
 		pr_debug("Map %s type is not BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY\n",
 			 map_name);
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__OBJCONF_MAP_TYPE;
 	}
-	if (def->key_size < sizeof(unsigned int)) {
+	if (bpf_map__key_size(map) < sizeof(unsigned int)) {
 		pr_debug("Map %s has incorrect key size\n", map_name);
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__OBJCONF_MAP_KEYSIZE;
 	}
-	switch (def->value_size) {
+	switch (bpf_map__value_size(map)) {
 	case 1:
 	case 2:
 	case 4:
@@ -1061,7 +1059,6 @@ __bpf_map__config_event(struct bpf_map *map,
 			struct parse_events_term *term,
 			struct evlist *evlist)
 {
-	const struct bpf_map_def *def;
 	struct bpf_map_op *op;
 	const char *map_name = bpf_map__name(map);
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__find_evsel_by_str(evlist, term->val.str);
@@ -1072,18 +1069,16 @@ __bpf_map__config_event(struct bpf_map *map,
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__OBJCONF_MAP_NOEVT;
 	}
 
-	def = bpf_map__def(map);
-	if (IS_ERR(def)) {
-		pr_debug("Unable to get map definition from '%s'\n",
-			 map_name);
-		return PTR_ERR(def);
+	if (!map) {
+		pr_debug("Map '%s' is invalid\n", map_name);
+		return PTR_ERR(map);
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * No need to check key_size and value_size:
 	 * kernel has already checked them.
 	 */
-	if (def->type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY) {
+	if (bpf_map__type(map) != BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY) {
 		pr_debug("Map %s type is not BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY\n",
 			 map_name);
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__OBJCONF_MAP_TYPE;
@@ -1132,7 +1127,6 @@ config_map_indices_range_check(struct parse_events_term *term,
 			       const char *map_name)
 {
 	struct parse_events_array *array = &term->array;
-	const struct bpf_map_def *def;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (!array->nr_ranges)
@@ -1143,10 +1137,8 @@ config_map_indices_range_check(struct parse_events_term *term,
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
 	}
 
-	def = bpf_map__def(map);
-	if (IS_ERR(def)) {
-		pr_debug("ERROR: Unable to get map definition from '%s'\n",
-			 map_name);
+	if (!map) {
+		pr_debug("Map '%s' is invalid\n", map_name);
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
 	}
 
@@ -1155,7 +1147,7 @@ config_map_indices_range_check(struct parse_events_term *term,
 		size_t length = array->ranges[i].length;
 		unsigned int idx = start + length - 1;
 
-		if (idx >= def->max_entries) {
+		if (idx >= bpf_map__max_entries(map)) {
 			pr_debug("ERROR: index %d too large\n", idx);
 			return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__OBJCONF_MAP_IDX2BIG;
 		}
@@ -1248,21 +1240,21 @@ out:
 }
 
 typedef int (*map_config_func_t)(const char *name, int map_fd,
-				 const struct bpf_map_def *pdef,
+				 const struct bpf_map *map,
 				 struct bpf_map_op *op,
 				 void *pkey, void *arg);
 
 static int
 foreach_key_array_all(map_config_func_t func,
 		      void *arg, const char *name,
-		      int map_fd, const struct bpf_map_def *pdef,
+		      int map_fd, const struct bpf_map *map,
 		      struct bpf_map_op *op)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < pdef->max_entries; i++) {
-		err = func(name, map_fd, pdef, op, &i, arg);
+	for (i = 0; i < bpf_map__max_entries(map); i++) {
+		err = func(name, map_fd, map, op, &i, arg);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_debug("ERROR: failed to insert value to %s[%u]\n",
 				 name, i);
@@ -1275,7 +1267,7 @@ foreach_key_array_all(map_config_func_t func,
 static int
 foreach_key_array_ranges(map_config_func_t func, void *arg,
 			 const char *name, int map_fd,
-			 const struct bpf_map_def *pdef,
+			 const struct bpf_map *map,
 			 struct bpf_map_op *op)
 {
 	unsigned int i, j;
@@ -1288,7 +1280,7 @@ foreach_key_array_ranges(map_config_func_t func, void *arg,
 		for (j = 0; j < length; j++) {
 			unsigned int idx = start + j;
 
-			err = func(name, map_fd, pdef, op, &idx, arg);
+			err = func(name, map_fd, map, op, &idx, arg);
 			if (err) {
 				pr_debug("ERROR: failed to insert value to %s[%u]\n",
 					 name, idx);
@@ -1304,9 +1296,8 @@ bpf_map_config_foreach_key(struct bpf_map *map,
 			   map_config_func_t func,
 			   void *arg)
 {
-	int err, map_fd;
+	int err, map_fd, type;
 	struct bpf_map_op *op;
-	const struct bpf_map_def *def;
 	const char *name = bpf_map__name(map);
 	struct bpf_map_priv *priv = bpf_map__priv(map);
 
@@ -1319,9 +1310,8 @@ bpf_map_config_foreach_key(struct bpf_map *map,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	def = bpf_map__def(map);
-	if (IS_ERR(def)) {
-		pr_debug("ERROR: failed to get definition from map %s\n", name);
+	if (!map) {
+		pr_debug("Map '%s' is invalid\n", name);
 		return -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
 	}
 	map_fd = bpf_map__fd(map);
@@ -1330,19 +1320,19 @@ bpf_map_config_foreach_key(struct bpf_map *map,
 		return map_fd;
 	}
 
+	type = bpf_map__type(map);
 	list_for_each_entry(op, &priv->ops_list, list) {
-		switch (def->type) {
+		switch (type) {
 		case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY:
 		case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY:
 			switch (op->key_type) {
 			case BPF_MAP_KEY_ALL:
 				err = foreach_key_array_all(func, arg, name,
-							    map_fd, def, op);
+							    map_fd, map, op);
 				break;
 			case BPF_MAP_KEY_RANGES:
 				err = foreach_key_array_ranges(func, arg, name,
-							       map_fd, def,
-							       op);
+							       map_fd, map, op);
 				break;
 			default:
 				pr_debug("ERROR: keytype for map '%s' invalid\n",
@@ -1451,7 +1441,7 @@ apply_config_evsel_for_key(const char *name, int map_fd, void *pkey,
 
 static int
 apply_obj_config_map_for_key(const char *name, int map_fd,
-			     const struct bpf_map_def *pdef,
+			     const struct bpf_map *map,
 			     struct bpf_map_op *op,
 			     void *pkey, void *arg __maybe_unused)
 {
@@ -1460,7 +1450,7 @@ apply_obj_config_map_for_key(const char *name, int map_fd,
 	switch (op->op_type) {
 	case BPF_MAP_OP_SET_VALUE:
 		err = apply_config_value_for_key(map_fd, pkey,
-						 pdef->value_size,
+						 bpf_map__value_size(map),
 						 op->v.value);
 		break;
 	case BPF_MAP_OP_SET_EVSEL:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.c
index eb853ca67cf4..c863ae0c5cb5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.c
@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-static bool bpf_map_def__is_per_cpu(const struct bpf_map_def *def)
+static bool bpf_map__is_per_cpu(enum bpf_map_type type)
 {
-	return def->type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_HASH ||
-	       def->type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY ||
-	       def->type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_PERCPU_HASH ||
-	       def->type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE;
+	return type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_HASH ||
+	       type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY ||
+	       type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_PERCPU_HASH ||
+	       type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE;
 }
 
-static void *bpf_map_def__alloc_value(const struct bpf_map_def *def)
+static void *bpf_map__alloc_value(const struct bpf_map *map)
 {
-	if (bpf_map_def__is_per_cpu(def))
-		return malloc(round_up(def->value_size, 8) * sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF));
+	if (bpf_map__is_per_cpu(bpf_map__type(map)))
+		return malloc(round_up(bpf_map__value_size(map), 8) *
+			      sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF));
 
-	return malloc(def->value_size);
+	return malloc(bpf_map__value_size(map));
 }
 
 int bpf_map__fprintf(struct bpf_map *map, FILE *fp)
 {
-	const struct bpf_map_def *def = bpf_map__def(map);
 	void *prev_key = NULL, *key, *value;
 	int fd = bpf_map__fd(map), err;
 	int printed = 0;
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ int bpf_map__fprintf(struct bpf_map *map, FILE *fp)
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return fd;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(def))
-		return PTR_ERR(def);
+	if (!map)
+		return PTR_ERR(map);
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	key = malloc(def->key_size);
+	key = malloc(bpf_map__key_size(map));
 	if (key == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	value = bpf_map_def__alloc_value(def);
+	value = bpf_map__alloc_value(map);
 	if (value == NULL)
 		goto out_free_key;