diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 92fd27fe0599b1a2f081e9a285d18fbb599034e7..a5261f39e2bd2ec77860a935160043ad07d8b9b7 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -215,10 +215,15 @@ int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 {
 	void *finfo = NULL, *linfo = NULL;
 	union bpf_attr attr;
+	__u32 log_level;
 	__u32 name_len;
 	int fd;
 
-	if (!load_attr)
+	if (!load_attr || !log_buf != !log_buf_sz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	log_level = load_attr->log_level;
+	if (log_level > 2 || (log_level && !log_buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	name_len = load_attr->name ? strlen(load_attr->name) : 0;
@@ -229,9 +234,16 @@ int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 	attr.insn_cnt = (__u32)load_attr->insns_cnt;
 	attr.insns = ptr_to_u64(load_attr->insns);
 	attr.license = ptr_to_u64(load_attr->license);
-	attr.log_buf = ptr_to_u64(NULL);
-	attr.log_size = 0;
-	attr.log_level = 0;
+
+	attr.log_level = log_level;
+	if (log_level) {
+		attr.log_buf = ptr_to_u64(log_buf);
+		attr.log_size = log_buf_sz;
+	} else {
+		attr.log_buf = ptr_to_u64(NULL);
+		attr.log_size = 0;
+	}
+
 	attr.kern_version = load_attr->kern_version;
 	attr.prog_ifindex = load_attr->prog_ifindex;
 	attr.prog_btf_fd = load_attr->prog_btf_fd;
@@ -287,7 +299,7 @@ int bpf_load_program_xattr(const struct bpf_load_program_attr *load_attr,
 			goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (!log_buf || !log_buf_sz)
+	if (log_level || !log_buf)
 		goto done;
 
 	/* Try again with log */
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index ed09eed2dc3ba6e6a3b2ebf0d4241066e2d04447..6ffdd79bea89df1e8e2d015130f15a93e504ff94 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct bpf_load_program_attr {
 	__u32 line_info_rec_size;
 	const void *line_info;
 	__u32 line_info_cnt;
+	__u32 log_level;
 };
 
 /* Flags to direct loading requirements */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock.c
index 561ffb6d643349f794ff8dc9b00ee570c3dd369b..fb679ac3d4b07a4a68822369f9476ab0d06f7fd2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sock.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define MAX_INSNS	512
 
 char bpf_log_buf[BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE];
+static bool verbose = false;
 
 struct sock_test {
 	const char *descr;
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ static int load_sock_prog(const struct bpf_insn *prog,
 			  enum bpf_attach_type attach_type)
 {
 	struct bpf_load_program_attr attr;
+	int ret;
 
 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(struct bpf_load_program_attr));
 	attr.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCK;
@@ -332,8 +334,13 @@ static int load_sock_prog(const struct bpf_insn *prog,
 	attr.insns = prog;
 	attr.insns_cnt = probe_prog_length(attr.insns);
 	attr.license = "GPL";
+	attr.log_level = 2;
 
-	return bpf_load_program_xattr(&attr, bpf_log_buf, BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE);
+	ret = bpf_load_program_xattr(&attr, bpf_log_buf, BPF_LOG_BUF_SIZE);
+	if (verbose && ret < 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", bpf_log_buf);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int attach_sock_prog(int cgfd, int progfd,