diff --git a/bpf/headers/include/bpf_helpers.h b/bpf/headers/include/bpf_helpers.h
index 1a9fd31..d379357 100644
--- a/bpf/headers/include/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/bpf/headers/include/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -349,11 +349,17 @@
 #error "Bpf Map UID must be left at default of AID_ROOT for BpfLoader prior to v0.28"
 #endif
 
-#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries, usr, grp, md)     \
-    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_EXT(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries, usr, grp, md,         \
-                       DEFAULT_BPF_MAP_SELINUX_CONTEXT, DEFAULT_BPF_MAP_PIN_SUBDIR, PRIVATE, \
-                       BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, LOAD_ON_ENG,                    \
-                       LOAD_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG)
+// for maps not meant to be accessed from userspace
+#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_KERNEL_INTERNAL(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries)           \
+    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_EXT(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries, AID_ROOT, AID_ROOT,       \
+                       0000, "fs_bpf_loader", "", PRIVATE, BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, \
+                       LOAD_ON_ENG, LOAD_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG)
+
+#define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries, usr, grp, md) \
+    DEFINE_BPF_MAP_EXT(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries, usr, grp, md,     \
+                       DEFAULT_BPF_MAP_SELINUX_CONTEXT, DEFAULT_BPF_MAP_PIN_SUBDIR,      \
+                       PRIVATE, BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER,                    \
+                       LOAD_ON_ENG, LOAD_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG)
 
 #define DEFINE_BPF_MAP(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries) \
     DEFINE_BPF_MAP_UGM(the_map, TYPE, KeyType, ValueType, num_entries, \