diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.h b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.h
index b6f30e012c61..47ec920f8776 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.h
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/include/scx/compat.h
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ static inline long scx_hotplug_seq(void)
 	SCX_BUG_ON(__scx_name##__load((__skel)), "Failed to load skel");	\
 })
 
-#define SCX_OPS_ATTACH(__skel, __ops_name) ({					\
+#define SCX_OPS_ATTACH(__skel, __ops_name, __scx_name) ({			\
 	struct bpf_link *__link;						\
+	SCX_BUG_ON(__scx_name##__attach((__skel)), "Failed to attach skel");	\
 	__link = bpf_map__attach_struct_ops((__skel)->maps.__ops_name);		\
 	SCX_BUG_ON(!__link, "Failed to attach struct_ops");			\
 	__link;									\
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c
index df692dc0ccb1..1e0568624ccc 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		   skel->rodata->central_cpu, skel->rodata->nr_cpu_ids - 1);
 	CPU_FREE(cpuset);
 
-	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, central_ops);
+	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, central_ops, scx_central);
 
 	if (!skel->data->timer_pinned)
 		printf("WARNING : BPF_F_TIMER_CPU_PIN not available, timer not pinned to central\n");
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.c
index 1143d5eb389a..5d24ca9c29d9 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	       dump_cgrps);
 
 	SCX_OPS_LOAD(skel, flatcg_ops, scx_flatcg, uei);
-	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, flatcg_ops);
+	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, flatcg_ops, scx_flatcg);
 
 	while (!exit_req && !UEI_EXITED(skel, uei)) {
 		__u64 acc_stats[FCG_NR_STATS];
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c
index 91a2c294a0ac..e10ceb170793 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_qmap.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		fprintf(stderr, "kernel doesn't support DSQ iteration\n");
 
 	SCX_OPS_LOAD(skel, qmap_ops, scx_qmap, uei);
-	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, qmap_ops);
+	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, qmap_ops, scx_qmap);
 
 	while (!exit_req && !UEI_EXITED(skel, uei)) {
 		long nr_enqueued = skel->bss->nr_enqueued;
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_simple.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_simple.c
index b88c058090b6..76d83199545c 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_simple.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_simple.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	SCX_OPS_LOAD(skel, simple_ops, scx_simple, uei);
-	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, simple_ops);
+	link = SCX_OPS_ATTACH(skel, simple_ops, scx_simple);
 
 	while (!exit_req && !UEI_EXITED(skel, uei)) {
 		__u64 stats[2];