diff --git a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index eea7dd2..abeb4f6 100644
--- a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -188,10 +188,12 @@
         __attribute__ ((section(".maps." #name), used)) \
                 ____btf_map_##name = { }
 
-#define BPF_ASSERT_LOADER_VERSION(min_loader, ignore_eng, ignore_user, ignore_userdebug)  \
-    _Static_assert(                                                                       \
-        (min_loader) >= BPFLOADER_IGNORED_ON_VERSION ||                                   \
-            !((ignore_eng) || (ignore_user) || (ignore_userdebug)),                       \
+#define BPF_ASSERT_LOADER_VERSION(min_loader, ignore_eng, ignore_user, ignore_userdebug) \
+    _Static_assert(                                                                      \
+        (min_loader) >= BPFLOADER_IGNORED_ON_VERSION ||                                  \
+            !((ignore_eng).ignore_on_eng ||                                              \
+              (ignore_user).ignore_on_user ||                                            \
+              (ignore_userdebug).ignore_on_userdebug),                                   \
         "bpfloader min version must be >= 0.33 in order to use ignored_on");
 
 #define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_BASE(the_map, TYPE, keysize, valuesize, num_entries, \
@@ -214,9 +216,9 @@
         .selinux_context = (selinux),                                       \
         .pin_subdir = (pindir),                                             \
         .shared = (share).shared,                                           \
-        .ignore_on_eng = (ignore_eng),                                      \
-        .ignore_on_user = (ignore_user),                                    \
-        .ignore_on_userdebug = (ignore_userdebug),                          \
+        .ignore_on_eng = (ignore_eng).ignore_on_eng,                        \
+        .ignore_on_user = (ignore_user).ignore_on_user,                     \
+        .ignore_on_userdebug = (ignore_userdebug).ignore_on_userdebug,      \
     };                                                                      \
     BPF_ASSERT_LOADER_VERSION(minloader, ignore_eng, ignore_user, ignore_userdebug);
 
@@ -369,9 +371,9 @@
         .bpfloader_max_ver = (max_loader),                                               \
         .selinux_context = (selinux),                                                    \
         .pin_subdir = (pindir),                                                          \
-        .ignore_on_eng = (ignore_eng),                                                   \
-        .ignore_on_user = (ignore_user),                                                 \
-        .ignore_on_userdebug = (ignore_userdebug),                                       \
+        .ignore_on_eng = (ignore_eng).ignore_on_eng,                                     \
+        .ignore_on_user = (ignore_user).ignore_on_user,                                  \
+        .ignore_on_userdebug = (ignore_userdebug).ignore_on_userdebug,                   \
     };                                                                                   \
     SECTION(SECTION_NAME)                                                                \
     int the_prog
diff --git a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h
index 615a570..ef03c4d 100644
--- a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h
+++ b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h
@@ -125,13 +125,18 @@
 #define MANDATORY ((struct optional_bool){ .optional = false })
 #define OPTIONAL ((struct optional_bool){ .optional = true })
 
-// constants for passing in to ignore_on_eng / ignore_on_user / ignore_on_userdebug
-static const bool LOAD_ON_ENG = false;
-static const bool LOAD_ON_USER = false;
-static const bool LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG = false;
-static const bool IGNORE_ON_ENG = true;
-static const bool IGNORE_ON_USER = true;
-static const bool IGNORE_ON_USERDEBUG = true;
+// for both maps and programs:
+struct ignore_on_eng_bool { bool ignore_on_eng; };
+#define LOAD_ON_ENG ((struct ignore_on_eng_bool){ .ignore_on_eng = false })
+#define IGNORE_ON_ENG ((struct ignore_on_eng_bool){ .ignore_on_eng = true })
+
+struct ignore_on_user_bool { bool ignore_on_user; };
+#define LOAD_ON_USER ((struct ignore_on_user_bool){ .ignore_on_user = false })
+#define IGNORE_ON_USER ((struct ignore_on_user_bool){ .ignore_on_user = true })
+
+struct ignore_on_userdebug_bool { bool ignore_on_userdebug; };
+#define LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG ((struct ignore_on_userdebug_bool){ .ignore_on_userdebug = false })
+#define IGNORE_ON_USERDEBUG ((struct ignore_on_userdebug_bool){ .ignore_on_userdebug = true })
 
 
 // Length of strings (incl. selinux_context and pin_subdir)