diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 8417de92..744f33e2 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@ static int btf_ext_parse_sec_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 {
 	const struct btf_ext_info_sec *sinfo;
 	struct btf_ext_info *ext_info;
-	__u32 info_left, record_size;
+	__u32 data_left, info_left, record_size;
 	size_t sec_cnt = 0;
 	void *info;
 
@@ -3377,16 +3377,17 @@ static int btf_ext_parse_sec_info(struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* The start of the info sec (including the __u32 record_size). */
-	info = btf_ext->data + btf_ext->hdr->hdr_len + ext_sec->off;
-	info_left = ext_sec->len;
-
-	if (btf_ext->data + btf_ext->data_size < info + ext_sec->len) {
+	data_left = btf_ext->data_size - btf_ext->hdr->hdr_len;
+	if (ext_sec->off > data_left || ext_sec->len > data_left - ext_sec->off) {
 		pr_debug("%s section (off:%u len:%u) is beyond the end of the ELF section .BTF.ext\n",
 			 ext_sec->desc, ext_sec->off, ext_sec->len);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* The start of the info sec (including the __u32 record_size). */
+	info = btf_ext->data + btf_ext->hdr->hdr_len + ext_sec->off;
+	info_left = ext_sec->len;
+
 	/* At least a record size */
 	if (info_left < sizeof(__u32)) {
 		pr_debug(".BTF.ext %s record size not found\n", ext_sec->desc);