diff --git a/aya/src/programs/mod.rs b/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
index 0947c8fd..20eac41f 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ use crate::{
     pin::PinError,
     sys::{
         bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id, bpf_get_object, bpf_load_program, bpf_pin_object,
-        bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id, bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd, bpf_prog_get_next_id, bpf_prog_query,
+        bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id, bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd, bpf_prog_query, iter_prog_ids,
         retry_with_verifier_logs, BpfLoadProgramAttrs, SyscallError,
     },
     util::KernelVersion,
@@ -971,56 +971,6 @@ impl ProgramInfo {
     }
 }
 
-/// ProgramsIter is an Iterator over loaded eBPF programs.
-pub struct ProgramsIter {
-    current: u32,
-    error: bool,
-}
-
-impl Iterator for ProgramsIter {
-    type Item = Result<ProgramInfo, ProgramError>;
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        if self.error {
-            return None;
-        }
-        let current = self.current;
-
-        match bpf_prog_get_next_id(current) {
-            Ok(Some(next)) => {
-                self.current = next;
-                Some(
-                    bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id(next)
-                        .map_err(|io_error| SyscallError {
-                            call: "bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id",
-                            io_error,
-                        })
-                        .and_then(|fd| {
-                            bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd(fd.as_raw_fd())
-                                .map_err(|io_error| SyscallError {
-                                    call: "bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd",
-                                    io_error,
-                                })
-                                .map(ProgramInfo)
-                        })
-                        .map_err(Into::into),
-                )
-            }
-            Ok(None) => None,
-            Err((_, io_error)) => {
-                // If getting the next program failed, we have to yield None in our next
-                // iteration to avoid an infinite loop.
-                self.error = true;
-                Some(Err(SyscallError {
-                    call: "bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id",
-                    io_error,
-                }
-                .into()))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// Returns an iterator over all loaded bpf programs.
 ///
 /// This differs from [`crate::Bpf::programs`] since it will return all programs
@@ -1044,9 +994,21 @@ impl Iterator for ProgramsIter {
 /// next program id, get the program fd, or the [`ProgramInfo`] fail. In cases where
 /// iteration can't be performed, for example the caller does not have the necessary privileges,
 /// a single item will be yielded containing the error that occurred.
-pub fn loaded_programs() -> ProgramsIter {
-    ProgramsIter {
-        current: 0,
-        error: false,
-    }
+pub fn loaded_programs() -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<ProgramInfo, ProgramError>> {
+    iter_prog_ids()
+        .map(|id| {
+            let id = id?;
+            bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id(id).map_err(|io_error| SyscallError {
+                call: "bpf_prog_get_fd_by_id",
+                io_error,
+            })
+        })
+        .map(|fd| {
+            let fd = fd?;
+            bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd(fd.as_raw_fd()).map_err(|io_error| SyscallError {
+                call: "bpf_prog_get_info_by_fd",
+                io_error,
+            })
+        })
+        .map(|result| result.map(ProgramInfo).map_err(Into::into))
 }
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs b/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
index ab8de01c..e4a4becc 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     cmp::{self, min},
     ffi::{CStr, CString},
-    io,
+    io, iter,
     mem::{self, MaybeUninit},
     os::fd::{AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, FromRawFd as _, OwnedFd, RawFd},
     slice,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use crate::{
         },
         copy_instructions,
     },
-    sys::{syscall, SysResult, Syscall},
+    sys::{syscall, SysResult, Syscall, SyscallError},
     Btf, Pod, VerifierLogLevel, BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN,
 };
 
@@ -994,17 +994,44 @@ fn sys_bpf(cmd: bpf_cmd, attr: &mut bpf_attr) -> SysResult<c_long> {
     syscall(Syscall::Bpf { cmd, attr })
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn bpf_prog_get_next_id(id: u32) -> Result<Option<u32>, (c_long, io::Error)> {
+fn bpf_prog_get_next_id(id: u32) -> Result<Option<u32>, SyscallError> {
     let mut attr = unsafe { mem::zeroed::<bpf_attr>() };
     let u = unsafe { &mut attr.__bindgen_anon_6 };
     u.__bindgen_anon_1.start_id = id;
     match sys_bpf(bpf_cmd::BPF_PROG_GET_NEXT_ID, &mut attr) {
-        Ok(_) => Ok(Some(unsafe { attr.__bindgen_anon_6.next_id })),
-        Err((_, io_error)) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(ENOENT) => Ok(None),
-        Err(e) => Err(e),
+        Ok(code) => {
+            assert_eq!(code, 0);
+            Ok(Some(unsafe { attr.__bindgen_anon_6.next_id }))
+        }
+        Err((code, io_error)) => {
+            assert_eq!(code, -1);
+            if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(ENOENT) {
+                Ok(None)
+            } else {
+                Err(SyscallError {
+                    call: "bpf_prog_get_next_id",
+                    io_error,
+                })
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn iter_prog_ids() -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<u32, SyscallError>> {
+    let mut current_id = Some(0);
+    iter::from_fn(move || {
+        let next_id = {
+            let current_id = current_id?;
+            bpf_prog_get_next_id(current_id).transpose()
+        };
+        current_id = next_id.as_ref().and_then(|next_id| match next_id {
+            Ok(next_id) => Some(*next_id),
+            Err(SyscallError { .. }) => None,
+        });
+        next_id
+    })
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn retry_with_verifier_logs<T>(
     max_retries: usize,
     f: impl Fn(&mut [u8]) -> SysResult<T>,