diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48df0c92f7..ecf2b648fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ packaging/installer/.environment.sh
 # netdata makeself downloads
 packaging/makeself/tmp/
 
+# Libbpf is always overwritten depending of kernel version
+packaging/libbpf.*
+
 # coverity
 cov-int/
 netdata-coverity-analysis.tgz
diff --git a/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums b/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums
index 9e885324a0..eccbfa9f39 100644
--- a/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums
+++ b/packaging/current_libbpf.checksums
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e6ec6322af20649750d8e952018d76378b393ad551328720c606c29ff94853d0  v0.5_netdata.tar.gz
+47acbdf7836048fad3a585c6ab43cc08d1b70c27ce0a816e9ca92b927555530f  v0.5.1_netdata.tar.gz
diff --git a/packaging/current_libbpf.version b/packaging/current_libbpf.version
index ee40eb2cd3..74ca5f7081 100644
--- a/packaging/current_libbpf.version
+++ b/packaging/current_libbpf.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5_netdata
+0.5.1_netdata
diff --git a/packaging/libbpf.checksums b/packaging/libbpf.checksums
index 9e885324a0..eccbfa9f39 100644
--- a/packaging/libbpf.checksums
+++ b/packaging/libbpf.checksums
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e6ec6322af20649750d8e952018d76378b393ad551328720c606c29ff94853d0  v0.5_netdata.tar.gz
+47acbdf7836048fad3a585c6ab43cc08d1b70c27ce0a816e9ca92b927555530f  v0.5.1_netdata.tar.gz
diff --git a/packaging/libbpf.version b/packaging/libbpf.version
index ee40eb2cd3..74ca5f7081 100644
--- a/packaging/libbpf.version
+++ b/packaging/libbpf.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5_netdata
+0.5.1_netdata