diff --git a/bpf_linux.go b/bpf_linux.go
index 320400a..9b87ba4 100644
--- a/bpf_linux.go
+++ b/bpf_linux.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package netlink
 /*
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 static int load_simple_bpf(int prog_type) {
+#ifdef __NR_bpf
 	// { return 1; }
 	__u64 __attribute__((aligned(8))) insns[] = {
 		0x00000001000000b7ull,
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@ static int load_simple_bpf(int prog_type) {
 		.license = (__u64)&license,
 	};
 	return syscall(__NR_bpf, 5, &attr, sizeof(attr));
+#else
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	return -1;
+#endif
 }
 */
 import "C"
diff --git a/filter_test.go b/filter_test.go
index 6abd92d..0459a97 100644
--- a/filter_test.go
+++ b/filter_test.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestFilterU32BpfAddDel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fd, err := loadSimpleBpf(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_ACT)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
+		t.Skipf("Loading bpf program failed: %s", err)
 	}
 	filter := &U32{
 		FilterAttrs: FilterAttrs{
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func TestFilterClsActBpfAddDel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	fd, err := loadSimpleBpf(BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
+		t.Skipf("Loading bpf program failed: %s", err)
 	}
 	filter := &BpfFilter{
 		FilterAttrs:  filterattrs,