diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index 72b251110c4d..1c389b0f5499 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -42,16 +42,21 @@
 /*
  * Helper macro to manipulate data structures
  */
-#ifndef offsetof
-#define offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER)	((unsigned long)&((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER)
-#endif
-#ifndef container_of
+
+/* offsetof() definition that uses __builtin_offset() might not preserve field
+ * offset CO-RE relocation properly, so force-redefine offsetof() using
+ * old-school approach which works with CO-RE correctly
+ */
+#undef offsetof
+#define offsetof(type, member)	((unsigned long)&((type *)0)->member)
+
+/* redefined container_of() to ensure we use the above offsetof() macro */
+#undef container_of
 #define container_of(ptr, type, member)				\
 	({							\
 		void *__mptr = (void *)(ptr);			\
 		((type *)(__mptr - offsetof(type, member)));	\
 	})
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Helper macro to throw a compilation error if __bpf_unreachable() gets