diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_ftrace.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_ftrace.c
index 7a4297d8fd2c..06d1c4018407 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_ftrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_ftrace.c
@@ -40,13 +40,17 @@ int perf_ftrace__latency_prepare_bpf(struct perf_ftrace *ftrace)
 	if (ftrace->target.cpu_list) {
 		ncpus = perf_cpu_map__nr(ftrace->evlist->core.user_requested_cpus);
 		bpf_map__set_max_entries(skel->maps.cpu_filter, ncpus);
+		skel->rodata->has_cpu = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (target__has_task(&ftrace->target) || target__none(&ftrace->target)) {
 		ntasks = perf_thread_map__nr(ftrace->evlist->core.threads);
 		bpf_map__set_max_entries(skel->maps.task_filter, ntasks);
+		skel->rodata->has_task = 1;
 	}
 
+	skel->rodata->use_nsec = ftrace->use_nsec;
+
 	set_max_rlimit();
 
 	err = func_latency_bpf__load(skel);
@@ -59,7 +63,6 @@ int perf_ftrace__latency_prepare_bpf(struct perf_ftrace *ftrace)
 		u32 cpu;
 		u8 val = 1;
 
-		skel->bss->has_cpu = 1;
 		fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.cpu_filter);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ncpus; i++) {
@@ -72,7 +75,6 @@ int perf_ftrace__latency_prepare_bpf(struct perf_ftrace *ftrace)
 		u32 pid;
 		u8 val = 1;
 
-		skel->bss->has_task = 1;
 		fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.task_filter);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ntasks; i++) {
@@ -81,8 +83,6 @@ int perf_ftrace__latency_prepare_bpf(struct perf_ftrace *ftrace)
 		}
 	}
 
-	skel->bss->use_nsec = ftrace->use_nsec;
-
 	skel->links.func_begin = bpf_program__attach_kprobe(skel->progs.func_begin,
 							    false, func->name);
 	if (IS_ERR(skel->links.func_begin)) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/func_latency.bpf.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/func_latency.bpf.c
index 9d01e3af7479..f613dc9cb123 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/func_latency.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/func_latency.bpf.c
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ struct {
 
 
 int enabled = 0;
-int has_cpu = 0;
-int has_task = 0;
-int use_nsec = 0;
+
+const volatile int has_cpu = 0;
+const volatile int has_task = 0;
+const volatile int use_nsec = 0;
 
 SEC("kprobe/func")
 int BPF_PROG(func_begin)