diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index c4594969d767..fe6fbca508c5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ static int synthesize_bpf_prog_name(char *buf, int size,
 	name_len = scnprintf(buf, size, "bpf_prog_");
 	name_len += snprintf_hex(buf + name_len, size - name_len,
 				 prog_tags[sub_id], BPF_TAG_SIZE);
-	if (btf) {
+	if (btf &&
+	    info->func_info_rec_size >= sizeof(*finfo) &&
+	    sub_id < info->nr_func_info) {
 		finfo = func_infos + sub_id * info->func_info_rec_size;
 		t = btf__type_by_id(btf, finfo->type_id);
 		if (t)