diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
index a3b7ef9b737f..227d3f844801 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ struct btf_dump_emit_type_decl_opts {
 	 * necessary indentation already
 	 */
 	int indent_level;
+	/* strip all the const/volatile/restrict mods */
+	bool strip_mods;
 };
 #define btf_dump_emit_type_decl_opts__last_field indent_level
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
index bbb430317260..e1c344504cae 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct btf_dump {
 	const struct btf_ext *btf_ext;
 	btf_dump_printf_fn_t printf_fn;
 	struct btf_dump_opts opts;
+	bool strip_mods;
 
 	/* per-type auxiliary state */
 	struct btf_dump_type_aux_state *type_states;
@@ -1032,7 +1033,9 @@ int btf_dump__emit_type_decl(struct btf_dump *d, __u32 id,
 
 	fname = OPTS_GET(opts, field_name, "");
 	lvl = OPTS_GET(opts, indent_level, 0);
+	d->strip_mods = OPTS_GET(opts, strip_mods, false);
 	btf_dump_emit_type_decl(d, id, fname, lvl);
+	d->strip_mods = false;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1045,6 +1048,10 @@ static void btf_dump_emit_type_decl(struct btf_dump *d, __u32 id,
 
 	stack_start = d->decl_stack_cnt;
 	for (;;) {
+		t = btf__type_by_id(d->btf, id);
+		if (d->strip_mods && btf_is_mod(t))
+			goto skip_mod;
+
 		err = btf_dump_push_decl_stack_id(d, id);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			/*
@@ -1056,12 +1063,11 @@ static void btf_dump_emit_type_decl(struct btf_dump *d, __u32 id,
 			d->decl_stack_cnt = stack_start;
 			return;
 		}
-
+skip_mod:
 		/* VOID */
 		if (id == 0)
 			break;
 
-		t = btf__type_by_id(d->btf, id);
 		switch (btf_kind(t)) {
 		case BTF_KIND_PTR:
 		case BTF_KIND_VOLATILE: