diff --git a/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h b/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h
index b1c6a0c..90c9906 100644
--- a/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h
+++ b/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 #include <libbpf.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
 
 namespace android {
 namespace bpf {
@@ -27,7 +30,15 @@
 int loadProg(const char* elfPath, bool* isCritical, const char* prefix = "");
 
 // Wait for bpfloader to load BPF programs.
-void waitForProgsLoaded();
+static inline void waitForProgsLoaded() {
+    // infinite loop until success with 5/10/20/40/60/60/60... delay
+    for (int delay = 5;; delay *= 2) {
+        if (delay > 60) delay = 60;
+        if (android::base::WaitForProperty("bpf.progs_loaded", "1", std::chrono::seconds(delay)))
+            return;
+        ALOGW("Waited %ds for bpf.progs_loaded, still waiting...", delay);
+    }
+}
 
 }  // namespace bpf
 }  // namespace android