diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 46492cc0927d9..6c262d0152f81 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -11534,7 +11534,7 @@ bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 	struct bpf_link *link = NULL;
 	const unsigned long *addrs;
 	int err, link_fd, prog_fd;
-	bool retprobe, session;
+	bool retprobe, session, unique_match;
 	const __u64 *cookies;
 	const char **syms;
 	size_t cnt;
@@ -11553,6 +11553,7 @@ bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 	addrs   = OPTS_GET(opts, addrs, false);
 	cnt     = OPTS_GET(opts, cnt, false);
 	cookies = OPTS_GET(opts, cookies, false);
+	unique_match = OPTS_GET(opts, unique_match, false);
 
 	if (!pattern && !addrs && !syms)
 		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
@@ -11560,6 +11561,8 @@ bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
 	if (!pattern && !cnt)
 		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+	if (!pattern && unique_match)
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
 	if (addrs && syms)
 		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
 
@@ -11570,6 +11573,14 @@ bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 			err = libbpf_available_kallsyms_parse(&res);
 		if (err)
 			goto error;
+
+		if (unique_match && res.cnt != 1) {
+			pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to find a unique match for '%s' (%zu matches)\n",
+				prog->name, pattern, res.cnt);
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto error;
+		}
+
 		addrs = res.addrs;
 		cnt = res.cnt;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index d45807103565e..3020ee45303a0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -552,10 +552,12 @@ struct bpf_kprobe_multi_opts {
 	bool retprobe;
 	/* create session kprobes */
 	bool session;
+	/* enforce unique match */
+	bool unique_match;
 	size_t :0;
 };
 
-#define bpf_kprobe_multi_opts__last_field session
+#define bpf_kprobe_multi_opts__last_field unique_match
 
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,