diff --git a/libbpf/BpfUtils.cpp b/libbpf/BpfUtils.cpp
index 955f2ec..cec8911 100644
--- a/libbpf/BpfUtils.cpp
+++ b/libbpf/BpfUtils.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 
 int parseProgramsFromFile(const char* path, BpfProgInfo* programs, size_t size,
                           const std::vector<BpfMapInfo>& mapPatterns) {
-    unique_fd fd(open(path, O_RDONLY));
+    unique_fd fd(open(path, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC));
     int ret;
     if (fd < 0) {
         ret = -errno;