diff --git a/netbpfload/loader.cpp b/netbpfload/loader.cpp
index 30266556ac..8115008a4e 100644
--- a/netbpfload/loader.cpp
+++ b/netbpfload/loader.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 #include "bpf/bpf_map_def.h"
 #include "loader.h"
 
-#if BPFLOADER_VERSION < COMPILE_FOR_BPFLOADER_VERSION
-#error "BPFLOADER_VERSION is less than COMPILE_FOR_BPFLOADER_VERSION"
-#endif
-
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index ac922cdad2..92ddf4414d 100644
--- a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@
 // Android U / 14 (api level 34) - various new program types added
 #define BPFLOADER_U_VERSION 37u
 
-// Android V / 15 (api level 35) - this bpfloader should eventually go back to T
+// Android V / 15 (api level 35) - platform only
+// (note: the platform bpfloader in V isn't really versioned at all,
+//  as there is no need as it can only load objects compiled at the
+//  same time as itself and the rest of the platform)
+#define BPFLOADER_V_VERSION 41u
+
+// Android Mainline - this bpfloader should eventually go back to T
 #define BPFLOADER_MAINLINE_VERSION 42u
 
 /* For mainline module use, you can #define BPFLOADER_{MIN/MAX}_VER
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@
  * In which case it's just best to use the default.
  */
 #ifndef BPFLOADER_MIN_VER
-#define BPFLOADER_MIN_VER COMPILE_FOR_BPFLOADER_VERSION
+#define BPFLOADER_MIN_VER BPFLOADER_V_VERSION
 #endif
 
 #ifndef BPFLOADER_MAX_VER
diff --git a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h
index ef03c4daad..00ef91a203 100644
--- a/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h
+++ b/staticlibs/native/bpf_headers/include/bpf/bpf_map_def.h
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_SIZEOF_BPF_MAP_DEF 32       // v0.0 struct: enum (uint sized) + 7 uint
 #define DEFAULT_SIZEOF_BPF_PROG_DEF 20      // v0.0 struct: 4 uint + bool + 3 byte alignment pad
 
-// By default, unless otherwise specified, allow the use of features only supported by v0.37.
-#define COMPILE_FOR_BPFLOADER_VERSION 37u
-
 /*
  * The bpf_{map,prog}_def structures are compiled for different architectures.
  * Once by the BPF compiler for the BPF architecture, and once by a C++