diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index a5aef9a0ecc1..c100e0cd592a 100755
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct bpf_map {
 	atomic_t refcnt;
 	atomic_t usercnt;
 	struct work_struct work;
-	u8 name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
+	char name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 };
 
 /* function argument constraints */
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct bpf_prog_aux {
 	void *security;
 #endif
 	u64 load_time; /* ns since boottime */
-	u8 name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
+	char name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	union {
 		struct work_struct work;
 		struct rcu_head	rcu;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 63328108b425..9ecd72a34e0a 100755
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
 		__u32	numa_node;	/* numa node (effective only if
 					 * BPF_F_NUMA_NODE is set).
 					 */
-		__u8	map_name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
+		char	map_name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	};
 
 	struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_MAP_*_ELEM commands */
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
 		__aligned_u64	log_buf;	/* user supplied buffer */
 		__u32		kern_version;	/* checked when prog_type=kprobe */
 		__u32		prog_flags;
-		__u8		prog_name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
+		char		prog_name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	};
 
 	struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_OBJ_* commands */
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ struct bpf_prog_info {
 	__u32 created_by_uid;
 	__u32 nr_map_ids;
 	__aligned_u64 map_ids;
-	__u8  name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
+	char name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 struct bpf_map_info {
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ struct bpf_map_info {
 	__u32 value_size;
 	__u32 max_entries;
 	__u32 map_flags;
-	__u8  name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
+	char  name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 /* User bpf_sock_ops struct to access socket values and specify request ops