diff --git a/libbpf_android/BpfLoadTest.cpp b/libbpf_android/BpfLoadTest.cpp
index 2560890..72c0fc1 100644
--- a/libbpf_android/BpfLoadTest.cpp
+++ b/libbpf_android/BpfLoadTest.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@
         EXPECT_RESULT_OK(m.iterateWithValue(iterFunc));
         EXPECT_EQ(non_zero, 1);
     }
+
+    void checkMapBtf() {
+        // Earlier kernels lack BPF_BTF_LOAD support
+        if (!isAtLeastKernelVersion(4, 19, 0)) GTEST_SKIP() << "pre-4.19 kernel does not support BTF";
+
+        const bool haveBtf = GetParam().find("btf") != std::string::npos;
+
+        std::string str;
+        EXPECT_EQ(android::base::ReadFileToString(mTpMapPath, &str), haveBtf);
+        if (haveBtf) EXPECT_FALSE(str.empty());
+    }
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(BpfLoadTests, BpfLoadTest,
@@ -94,5 +105,9 @@
     checkMapNonZero();
 }
 
+TEST_P(BpfLoadTest, bpfCheckBtf) {
+    checkMapBtf();
+}
+
 }  // namespace bpf
 }  // namespace android