diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 5f3d20ae66d5..3ed759f53e7c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -3718,14 +3718,14 @@ static inline __u16 btf_fwd_kind(struct btf_type *t)
 }
 
 /* Check if given two types are identical ARRAY definitions */
-static int btf_dedup_identical_arrays(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 id1, __u32 id2)
+static bool btf_dedup_identical_arrays(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 id1, __u32 id2)
 {
 	struct btf_type *t1, *t2;
 
 	t1 = btf_type_by_id(d->btf, id1);
 	t2 = btf_type_by_id(d->btf, id2);
 	if (!btf_is_array(t1) || !btf_is_array(t2))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	return btf_equal_array(t1, t2);
 }
@@ -3749,7 +3749,9 @@ static bool btf_dedup_identical_structs(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 id1, __u32 id
 	m1 = btf_members(t1);
 	m2 = btf_members(t2);
 	for (i = 0, n = btf_vlen(t1); i < n; i++, m1++, m2++) {
-		if (m1->type != m2->type)
+		if (m1->type != m2->type &&
+		    !btf_dedup_identical_arrays(d, m1->type, m2->type) &&
+		    !btf_dedup_identical_structs(d, m1->type, m2->type))
 			return false;
 	}
 	return true;