diff --git a/aya/src/bpf.rs b/aya/src/bpf.rs
index 6b63c103..ee074dba 100644
--- a/aya/src/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/bpf.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     ffi::CString,
     fs, io,
     os::{
-        fd::{OwnedFd, RawFd},
+        fd::{AsFd as _, OwnedFd, RawFd},
         raw::c_int,
     },
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ impl<'a> BpfLoader<'a> {
                 obj,
                 fd: None,
                 pinned: false,
-                btf_fd: btf_fd.as_ref().map(Arc::clone),
             };
             let fd = match map.obj.pinning() {
                 PinningType::ByName => {
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ impl<'a> BpfLoader<'a> {
                             fd as RawFd
                         }
                         Err(_) => {
-                            let fd = map.create(&name)?;
+                            let fd = map.create(&name, btf_fd.as_deref().map(|f| f.as_fd()))?;
                             map.pin(&name, path).map_err(|error| MapError::PinError {
                                 name: Some(name.to_string()),
                                 error,
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ impl<'a> BpfLoader<'a> {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                PinningType::None => map.create(&name)?,
+                PinningType::None => map.create(&name, btf_fd.as_deref().map(|f| f.as_fd()))?,
             };
             if !map.obj.data().is_empty() && map.obj.section_kind() != BpfSectionKind::Bss {
                 bpf_map_update_elem_ptr(fd, &0 as *const _, map.obj.data_mut().as_mut_ptr(), 0)
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs b/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs
index b38bccf4..03374b4e 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         assert_matches!(
             BloomFilter::<_, u16>::new(&map),
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ mod tests {
             }),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::PerfEventArray(map_data);
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         assert_matches!(
@@ -177,7 +174,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         assert!(BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).is_ok());
@@ -189,7 +185,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::BloomFilter(map_data);
@@ -204,7 +199,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -228,7 +222,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
@@ -242,7 +235,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -265,7 +257,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs
index 0cb8e408..cbd2fc81 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         assert_matches!(
             HashMap::<_, u8, u32>::new(&map),
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         assert_matches!(
             HashMap::<_, u32, u16>::new(&map),
@@ -181,7 +179,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::Array(map_data);
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::HashMap(map_data);
@@ -216,7 +212,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         assert_matches!(
@@ -231,7 +226,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         assert!(HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).is_ok());
@@ -243,7 +237,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::HashMap(map_data);
@@ -268,7 +261,6 @@ mod tests {
             }),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::HashMap(map_data);
@@ -284,7 +276,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -308,7 +299,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -329,7 +319,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -344,7 +333,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -368,7 +356,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
@@ -382,7 +369,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -405,7 +391,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -442,7 +427,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let keys = hm.keys().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>();
@@ -491,7 +475,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -524,7 +507,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -562,7 +544,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let items = hm.iter().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>().unwrap();
@@ -600,7 +581,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -639,7 +619,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
@@ -687,7 +666,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs b/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
index 075aa558..864eb431 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         assert_matches!(
             LpmTrie::<_, u16, u32>::new(&map),
@@ -255,7 +254,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         assert_matches!(
             LpmTrie::<_, u32, u16>::new(&map),
@@ -283,7 +281,6 @@ mod tests {
                 data: Vec::new(),
             }),
             fd: None,
-            btf_fd: None,
             pinned: false,
         };
 
@@ -301,7 +298,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         assert_matches!(
@@ -316,7 +312,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         assert!(LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).is_ok());
@@ -328,7 +323,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let map = Map::LpmTrie(map_data);
@@ -343,7 +337,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
@@ -368,7 +361,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
 
         let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
@@ -385,7 +377,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
@@ -410,7 +401,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
@@ -425,7 +415,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
@@ -450,7 +439,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: Some(42),
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         };
         let trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/mod.rs b/aya/src/maps/mod.rs
index 25ca21be..28fd688e 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/mod.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/mod.rs
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ use std::{
     marker::PhantomData,
     mem,
     ops::Deref,
-    os::fd::{AsFd as _, AsRawFd, IntoRawFd as _, OwnedFd, RawFd},
+    os::fd::{AsFd as _, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, IntoRawFd as _, OwnedFd, RawFd},
     path::Path,
     ptr,
-    sync::Arc,
 };
 
 use crate::util::KernelVersion;
@@ -482,14 +481,17 @@ pub(crate) fn check_v_size<V>(map: &MapData) -> Result<(), MapError> {
 pub struct MapData {
     pub(crate) obj: obj::Map,
     pub(crate) fd: Option<RawFd>,
-    pub(crate) btf_fd: Option<Arc<OwnedFd>>,
     /// Indicates if this map has been pinned to bpffs
     pub pinned: bool,
 }
 
 impl MapData {
     /// Creates a new map with the provided `name`
-    pub fn create(&mut self, name: &str) -> Result<RawFd, MapError> {
+    pub fn create(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        btf_fd: Option<BorrowedFd<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<RawFd, MapError> {
         if self.fd.is_some() {
             return Err(MapError::AlreadyCreated { name: name.into() });
         }
@@ -500,23 +502,19 @@ impl MapData {
         let kernel_version = KernelVersion::current().unwrap();
         #[cfg(test)]
         let kernel_version = KernelVersion::new(0xff, 0xff, 0xff);
-        let fd = bpf_create_map(
-            &c_name,
-            &self.obj,
-            self.btf_fd.as_ref().map(|f| f.as_fd()),
-            kernel_version,
-        )
-        .map_err(|(code, io_error)| {
-            if kernel_version < KernelVersion::new(5, 11, 0) {
-                maybe_warn_rlimit();
-            }
+        let fd = bpf_create_map(&c_name, &self.obj, btf_fd, kernel_version).map_err(
+            |(code, io_error)| {
+                if kernel_version < KernelVersion::new(5, 11, 0) {
+                    maybe_warn_rlimit();
+                }
 
-            MapError::CreateError {
-                name: name.into(),
-                code,
-                io_error,
-            }
-        })?;
+                MapError::CreateError {
+                    name: name.into(),
+                    code,
+                    io_error,
+                }
+            },
+        )?;
 
         Ok(*self.fd.insert(fd as RawFd))
     }
@@ -561,7 +559,6 @@ impl MapData {
         Ok(MapData {
             obj: parse_map_info(info, PinningType::ByName),
             fd: Some(fd.into_raw_fd()),
-            btf_fd: None,
             pinned: true,
         })
     }
@@ -577,7 +574,6 @@ impl MapData {
         Ok(MapData {
             obj: parse_map_info(info, PinningType::None),
             fd: Some(fd.into_raw_fd()),
-            btf_fd: None,
             pinned: false,
         })
     }
@@ -629,7 +625,6 @@ impl Clone for MapData {
         MapData {
             obj: self.obj.clone(),
             fd: self.fd.map(|fd| unsafe { libc::dup(fd) }),
-            btf_fd: self.btf_fd.as_ref().map(Arc::clone),
             pinned: self.pinned,
         }
     }
@@ -864,7 +859,6 @@ mod tests {
             obj: new_obj_map(),
             fd: None,
             pinned: false,
-            btf_fd: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -879,9 +873,12 @@ mod tests {
         });
 
         let mut map = new_map();
-        assert_matches!(map.create("foo"), Ok(42));
+        assert_matches!(map.create("foo", None), Ok(42));
         assert_eq!(map.fd, Some(42));
-        assert_matches!(map.create("foo"), Err(MapError::AlreadyCreated { .. }));
+        assert_matches!(
+            map.create("foo", None),
+            Err(MapError::AlreadyCreated { .. })
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -889,7 +886,7 @@ mod tests {
         override_syscall(|_| Err((-42, io::Error::from_raw_os_error(EFAULT))));
 
         let mut map = new_map();
-        let ret = map.create("foo");
+        let ret = map.create("foo", None);
         assert_matches!(ret, Err(MapError::CreateError { .. }));
         if let Err(MapError::CreateError {
             name,
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs b/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
index 4e3c3602..1cc144c7 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
@@ -732,10 +732,9 @@ pub(crate) fn is_bpf_global_data_supported() -> bool {
         }),
         fd: None,
         pinned: false,
-        btf_fd: None,
     };
 
-    if let Ok(map_fd) = map_data.create("aya_global") {
+    if let Ok(map_fd) = map_data.create("aya_global", None) {
         insns[0].imm = map_fd;
 
         let gpl = b"GPL\0";
diff --git a/xtask/public-api/aya.txt b/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
index 69f57fb4..c8e54bec 100644
--- a/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
+++ b/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ pub fn aya::maps::lpm_trie::LpmTrie<T, K, V>::from(t: T) -> T
 pub struct aya::maps::MapData
 pub aya::maps::MapData::pinned: bool
 impl aya::maps::MapData
-pub fn aya::maps::MapData::create(&mut self, name: &str) -> core::result::Result<std::os::fd::raw::RawFd, aya::maps::MapError>
+pub fn aya::maps::MapData::create(&mut self, name: &str, btf_fd: core::option::Option<std::os::fd::owned::BorrowedFd<'_>>) -> core::result::Result<std::os::fd::raw::RawFd, aya::maps::MapError>
 pub fn aya::maps::MapData::fd(&self) -> core::option::Option<aya::maps::MapFd>
 pub fn aya::maps::MapData::from_fd(fd: std::os::fd::owned::OwnedFd) -> core::result::Result<aya::maps::MapData, aya::maps::MapError>
 pub fn aya::maps::MapData::from_pin<P: core::convert::AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> core::result::Result<aya::maps::MapData, aya::maps::MapError>