diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 00a2f06e38fd994446cae085be386281b16a7353..1b8d8cdd35750f7b9fc4f2fffb044f300e6bade9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -1070,8 +1070,8 @@ int btf__dedup(struct btf *btf, struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 	return err;
 }
 
-#define BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_SIZE_LOG 14
-#define BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_MOD ((1 << BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_SIZE_LOG) - 1)
+#define BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_DEFAULT_SIZE (1 << 14)
+#define BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_MAX_SIZE_LOG 31
 #define BTF_UNPROCESSED_ID ((__u32)-1)
 #define BTF_IN_PROGRESS_ID ((__u32)-2)
 
@@ -1128,18 +1128,21 @@ static inline __u32 hash_combine(__u32 h, __u32 value)
 #undef GOLDEN_RATIO_PRIME
 }
 
-#define for_each_hash_node(table, hash, node) \
-	for (node = table[hash & BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_MOD]; node; node = node->next)
+#define for_each_dedup_cand(d, hash, node) \
+	for (node = d->dedup_table[hash & (d->opts.dedup_table_size - 1)]; \
+	     node;							   \
+	     node = node->next)
 
 static int btf_dedup_table_add(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 hash, __u32 type_id)
 {
 	struct btf_dedup_node *node = malloc(sizeof(struct btf_dedup_node));
+	int bucket = hash & (d->opts.dedup_table_size - 1);
 
 	if (!node)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	node->type_id = type_id;
-	node->next = d->dedup_table[hash & BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_MOD];
-	d->dedup_table[hash & BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_MOD] = node;
+	node->next = d->dedup_table[bucket];
+	d->dedup_table[bucket] = node;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1177,7 +1180,7 @@ static void btf_dedup_table_free(struct btf_dedup *d)
 	if (!d->dedup_table)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < (1 << BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_SIZE_LOG); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < d->opts.dedup_table_size; i++) {
 		while (d->dedup_table[i]) {
 			tmp = d->dedup_table[i];
 			d->dedup_table[i] = tmp->next;
@@ -1212,19 +1215,37 @@ static void btf_dedup_free(struct btf_dedup *d)
 	free(d);
 }
 
+/* Find closest power of two >= to size, capped at 2^max_size_log */
+static __u32 roundup_pow2_max(__u32 size, int max_size_log)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < max_size_log  && (1U << i) < size;  i++)
+		;
+	return 1U << i;
+}
+
+
 static struct btf_dedup *btf_dedup_new(struct btf *btf, struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 				       const struct btf_dedup_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct btf_dedup *d = calloc(1, sizeof(struct btf_dedup));
 	int i, err = 0;
+	__u32 sz;
 
 	if (!d)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	d->opts.dont_resolve_fwds = opts && opts->dont_resolve_fwds;
+	sz = opts && opts->dedup_table_size ? opts->dedup_table_size
+					    : BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_DEFAULT_SIZE;
+	sz = roundup_pow2_max(sz, BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_MAX_SIZE_LOG);
+	d->opts.dedup_table_size = sz;
+
 	d->btf = btf;
 	d->btf_ext = btf_ext;
 
-	d->dedup_table = calloc(1 << BTF_DEDUP_TABLE_SIZE_LOG,
+	d->dedup_table = calloc(d->opts.dedup_table_size,
 				sizeof(struct btf_dedup_node *));
 	if (!d->dedup_table) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1249,8 +1270,6 @@ static struct btf_dedup *btf_dedup_new(struct btf *btf, struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 	for (i = 0; i <= btf->nr_types; i++)
 		d->hypot_map[i] = BTF_UNPROCESSED_ID;
 
-	d->opts.dont_resolve_fwds = opts && opts->dont_resolve_fwds;
-
 done:
 	if (err) {
 		btf_dedup_free(d);
@@ -1644,7 +1663,7 @@ static __u32 btf_hash_struct(struct btf_type *t)
  * IDs. This check is performed during type graph equivalence check and
  * referenced types equivalence is checked separately.
  */
-static bool btf_equal_struct(struct btf_type *t1, struct btf_type *t2)
+static bool btf_shallow_equal_struct(struct btf_type *t1, struct btf_type *t2)
 {
 	struct btf_member *m1, *m2;
 	__u16 vlen;
@@ -1824,7 +1843,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_prim_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 
 	case BTF_KIND_INT:
 		h = btf_hash_int(t);
-		for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+		for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 			cand = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
 			if (btf_equal_int(t, cand)) {
 				new_id = cand_node->type_id;
@@ -1835,7 +1854,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_prim_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 
 	case BTF_KIND_ENUM:
 		h = btf_hash_enum(t);
-		for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+		for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 			cand = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
 			if (btf_equal_enum(t, cand)) {
 				new_id = cand_node->type_id;
@@ -1846,7 +1865,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_prim_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 
 	case BTF_KIND_FWD:
 		h = btf_hash_common(t);
-		for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+		for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 			cand = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
 			if (btf_equal_common(t, cand)) {
 				new_id = cand_node->type_id;
@@ -2105,7 +2124,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_is_equiv(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 cand_id,
 		struct btf_member *cand_m, *canon_m;
 		__u16 vlen;
 
-		if (!btf_equal_struct(cand_type, canon_type))
+		if (!btf_shallow_equal_struct(cand_type, canon_type))
 			return 0;
 		vlen = BTF_INFO_VLEN(cand_type->info);
 		cand_m = (struct btf_member *)(cand_type + 1);
@@ -2246,7 +2265,7 @@ static void btf_dedup_merge_hypot_map(struct btf_dedup *d)
 static int btf_dedup_struct_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 {
 	struct btf_dedup_node *cand_node;
-	struct btf_type *t;
+	struct btf_type *cand_type, *t;
 	/* if we don't find equivalent type, then we are canonical */
 	__u32 new_id = type_id;
 	__u16 kind;
@@ -2263,9 +2282,23 @@ static int btf_dedup_struct_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 		return 0;
 
 	h = btf_hash_struct(t);
-	for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+	for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 		int eq;
 
+		/*
+		 * Even though btf_dedup_is_equiv() checks for
+		 * btf_shallow_equal_struct() internally when checking two
+		 * structs (unions) for equivalence, we need to guard here
+		 * from picking matching FWD type as a dedup candidate.
+		 * This can happen due to hash collision. In such case just
+		 * relying on btf_dedup_is_equiv() would lead to potentially
+		 * creating a loop (FWD -> STRUCT and STRUCT -> FWD), because
+		 * FWD and compatible STRUCT/UNION are considered equivalent.
+		 */
+		cand_type = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
+		if (!btf_shallow_equal_struct(t, cand_type))
+			continue;
+
 		btf_dedup_clear_hypot_map(d);
 		eq = btf_dedup_is_equiv(d, type_id, cand_node->type_id);
 		if (eq < 0)
@@ -2350,7 +2383,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_ref_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 		t->type = ref_type_id;
 
 		h = btf_hash_common(t);
-		for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+		for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 			cand = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
 			if (btf_equal_common(t, cand)) {
 				new_id = cand_node->type_id;
@@ -2373,7 +2406,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_ref_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 		info->index_type = ref_type_id;
 
 		h = btf_hash_array(t);
-		for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+		for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 			cand = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
 			if (btf_equal_array(t, cand)) {
 				new_id = cand_node->type_id;
@@ -2404,7 +2437,7 @@ static int btf_dedup_ref_type(struct btf_dedup *d, __u32 type_id)
 		}
 
 		h = btf_hash_fnproto(t);
-		for_each_hash_node(d->dedup_table, h, cand_node) {
+		for_each_dedup_cand(d, h, cand_node) {
 			cand = d->btf->types[cand_node->type_id];
 			if (btf_equal_fnproto(t, cand)) {
 				new_id = cand_node->type_id;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
index 94bbc249b0f1ddcbeb8dc7504fc29dc2449e8041..28a1e1e59861927dc31783b74ee11be302667f32 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ LIBBPF_API int btf__get_map_kv_tids(const struct btf *btf, const char *map_name,
 
 LIBBPF_API struct btf_ext *btf_ext__new(__u8 *data, __u32 size);
 LIBBPF_API void btf_ext__free(struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
-LIBBPF_API const void *btf_ext__get_raw_data(const struct btf_ext* btf_ext,
+LIBBPF_API const void *btf_ext__get_raw_data(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
 					     __u32 *size);
 LIBBPF_API int btf_ext__reloc_func_info(const struct btf *btf,
 					const struct btf_ext *btf_ext,
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ LIBBPF_API __u32 btf_ext__func_info_rec_size(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
 LIBBPF_API __u32 btf_ext__line_info_rec_size(const struct btf_ext *btf_ext);
 
 struct btf_dedup_opts {
+	unsigned int dedup_table_size;
 	bool dont_resolve_fwds;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore
index e47168d1257d9437f5a84fe8daf10b83a19bd091..3b74d23fffabe46e5fac0f78b4c28be5dce6d13c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ feature
 test_libbpf_open
 test_sock
 test_sock_addr
+test_sock_fields
 urandom_read
 test_btf
 test_sockmap
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
index 02d314383a9c8fae85b318807921a9a59f78fb7e..38797aa627a732f31d333aaa6cf8020ceb3a211d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_btf.c
@@ -5731,6 +5731,51 @@ const struct btf_dedup_test dedup_tests[] = {
 		.dont_resolve_fwds = false,
 	},
 },
+{
+	.descr = "dedup: struct <-> fwd resolution w/ hash collision",
+	/*
+	 * // CU 1:
+	 * struct x;
+	 * struct s {
+	 *	struct x *x;
+	 * };
+	 * // CU 2:
+	 * struct x {};
+	 * struct s {
+	 *	struct x *x;
+	 * };
+	 */
+	.input = {
+		.raw_types = {
+			/* CU 1 */
+			BTF_FWD_ENC(NAME_TBD, 0 /* struct fwd */),	/* [1] fwd x      */
+			BTF_PTR_ENC(1),					/* [2] ptr -> [1] */
+			BTF_STRUCT_ENC(NAME_TBD, 1, 8),			/* [3] struct s   */
+				BTF_MEMBER_ENC(NAME_TBD, 2, 0),
+			/* CU 2 */
+			BTF_STRUCT_ENC(NAME_TBD, 0, 0),			/* [4] struct x   */
+			BTF_PTR_ENC(4),					/* [5] ptr -> [4] */
+			BTF_STRUCT_ENC(NAME_TBD, 1, 8),			/* [6] struct s   */
+				BTF_MEMBER_ENC(NAME_TBD, 5, 0),
+			BTF_END_RAW,
+		},
+		BTF_STR_SEC("\0x\0s\0x\0x\0s\0x\0"),
+	},
+	.expect = {
+		.raw_types = {
+			BTF_PTR_ENC(3),					/* [1] ptr -> [3] */
+			BTF_STRUCT_ENC(NAME_TBD, 1, 8),			/* [2] struct s   */
+				BTF_MEMBER_ENC(NAME_TBD, 1, 0),
+			BTF_STRUCT_ENC(NAME_NTH(2), 0, 0),		/* [3] struct x   */
+			BTF_END_RAW,
+		},
+		BTF_STR_SEC("\0s\0x"),
+	},
+	.opts = {
+		.dont_resolve_fwds = false,
+		.dedup_table_size = 1, /* force hash collisions */
+	},
+},
 {
 	.descr = "dedup: all possible kinds (no duplicates)",
 	.input = {
@@ -5936,9 +5981,9 @@ static int do_test_dedup(unsigned int test_num)
 	}
 
 	test_hdr = test_btf_data;
-	test_strs = test_btf_data + test_hdr->str_off;
+	test_strs = test_btf_data + sizeof(*test_hdr) + test_hdr->str_off;
 	expect_hdr = expect_btf_data;
-	expect_strs = expect_btf_data + expect_hdr->str_off;
+	expect_strs = expect_btf_data + sizeof(*test_hdr) + expect_hdr->str_off;
 	if (CHECK(test_hdr->str_len != expect_hdr->str_len,
 		  "test_hdr->str_len:%u != expect_hdr->str_len:%u",
 		  test_hdr->str_len, expect_hdr->str_len)) {