diff --git a/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfMap.h b/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfMap.h
index c92f989..3e7413e 100644
--- a/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfMap.h
+++ b/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfMap.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
 template <class Key, class Value>
 base::Result<void> BpfMap<Key, Value>::init(const char* path) {
-    mMapFd = base::unique_fd(mapRetrieve(path, 0));
+    mMapFd = base::unique_fd(mapRetrieveRW(path));
     if (mMapFd == -1) {
         return ErrnoErrorf("Pinned map not accessible or does not exist: ({})", path);
     }
diff --git a/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfUtils.h b/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfUtils.h
index f724f3b..6814f94 100644
--- a/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfUtils.h
+++ b/libbpf_android/include/bpf/BpfUtils.h
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@
     return bpfFdGet(pathname, flag);
 }
 
+inline int mapRetrieveRW(const char* pathname) {
+    return mapRetrieve(pathname, 0);
+}
+
+inline int mapRetrieveRO(const char* pathname) {
+    return mapRetrieve(pathname, BPF_F_RDONLY);
+}
+
+inline int mapRetrieveWO(const char* pathname) {
+    return mapRetrieve(pathname, BPF_F_WRONLY);
+}
+
+inline int retrieveProgram(const char* pathname) {
+    return bpfFdGet(pathname, BPF_F_RDONLY);
+}
+
 inline int attachProgram(bpf_attach_type type, const base::unique_fd& prog_fd,
                          const base::unique_fd& cg_fd) {
     return bpf(BPF_PROG_ATTACH, {