diff --git a/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c b/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c
index 5c052b9ea63fe2db7685c03344a157aad3c031df..434ea34a59549d4e6f57698850443f2c50d6354a 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/bpf_load.c
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ static int populate_prog_array(const char *event, int prog_fd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int write_kprobe_events(const char *val)
+{
+	int fd, ret, flags;
+
+	if ((val != NULL) && (val[0] == '\0'))
+		flags = O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC;
+	else
+		flags = O_WRONLY | O_APPEND;
+
+	fd = open("/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events", flags);
+
+	ret = write(fd, val, strlen(val));
+	close(fd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int load_and_attach(const char *event, struct bpf_insn *prog, int size)
 {
 	bool is_socket = strncmp(event, "socket", 6) == 0;
@@ -165,10 +182,9 @@ static int load_and_attach(const char *event, struct bpf_insn *prog, int size)
 
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 		if (strncmp(event, "sys_", 4) == 0) {
-			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-				 "echo '%c:__x64_%s __x64_%s' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events",
-				 is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
-			err = system(buf);
+			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%c:__x64_%s __x64_%s",
+				is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
+			err = write_kprobe_events(buf);
 			if (err >= 0) {
 				need_normal_check = false;
 				event_prefix = "__x64_";
@@ -176,10 +192,9 @@ static int load_and_attach(const char *event, struct bpf_insn *prog, int size)
 		}
 #endif
 		if (need_normal_check) {
-			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-				 "echo '%c:%s %s' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events",
-				 is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
-			err = system(buf);
+			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%c:%s %s",
+				is_kprobe ? 'p' : 'r', event, event);
+			err = write_kprobe_events(buf);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				printf("failed to create kprobe '%s' error '%s'\n",
 				       event, strerror(errno));
@@ -519,7 +534,7 @@ static int do_load_bpf_file(const char *path, fixup_map_cb fixup_map)
 		return 1;
 
 	/* clear all kprobes */
-	i = system("echo \"\" > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events");
+	i = write_kprobe_events("");
 
 	/* scan over all elf sections to get license and map info */
 	for (i = 1; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {