diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
index 786268f1a4835..b3979ddc01895 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int codegen_subskel_datasecs(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *obj_name
 			 */
 			needs_typeof = btf_is_array(var) || btf_is_ptr_to_func_proto(btf, var);
 			if (needs_typeof)
-				printf("typeof(");
+				printf("__typeof__(");
 
 			err = btf_dump__emit_type_decl(d, var_type_id, &opts);
 			if (err)
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static void gen_st_ops_shadow_init(struct btf *btf, struct bpf_object *obj)
 			continue;
 		codegen("\
 			\n\
-				obj->struct_ops.%1$s = (typeof(obj->struct_ops.%1$s))\n\
+				obj->struct_ops.%1$s = (__typeof__(obj->struct_ops.%1$s))\n\
 					bpf_map__initial_value(obj->maps.%1$s, NULL);\n\
 			\n\
 			", ident);