diff --git a/aya/src/obj/btf/types.rs b/aya/src/obj/btf/types.rs
index f35c1ef1..8f687bb3 100644
--- a/aya/src/obj/btf/types.rs
+++ b/aya/src/obj/btf/types.rs
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ impl BtfType {
             BtfType::Struct(t) => Some(t.size),
             BtfType::Union(t) => Some(t.size),
             BtfType::DataSec(t) => Some(t.size),
+            BtfType::Ptr(_) => Some(mem::size_of::<&()>() as u32),
             _ => None,
         }
     }