diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
index 60c5ec0f6abf6b..d5d0cb4eb1975b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <execinfo.h> /* backtrace */
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h> /* get_nprocs */
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
@@ -19,6 +18,21 @@
 #include <bpf/btf.h>
 #include "json_writer.h"
 
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
+#include <execinfo.h> /* backtrace */
+#endif
+
+/* Default backtrace funcs if missing at link */
+__weak int backtrace(void **buffer, int size)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__weak void backtrace_symbols_fd(void *const *buffer, int size, int fd)
+{
+	dprintf(fd, "<backtrace not supported>\n");
+}
+
 static bool verbose(void)
 {
 	return env.verbosity > VERBOSE_NONE;