static int do_test_dedup(unsigned int test_num)
 {
        const struct btf_dedup_test *test = &dedup_tests[test_num - 1];
-       int err = 0, i;
-       __u32 test_nr_types, expect_nr_types, test_str_len, expect_str_len;
-       void *raw_btf;
-       unsigned int raw_btf_size;
+       __u32 test_nr_types, expect_nr_types, test_btf_size, expect_btf_size;
+       const struct btf_header *test_hdr, *expect_hdr;
        struct btf *test_btf = NULL, *expect_btf = NULL;
+       const void *test_btf_data, *expect_btf_data;
        const char *ret_test_next_str, *ret_expect_next_str;
        const char *test_strs, *expect_strs;
        const char *test_str_cur, *test_str_end;
        const char *expect_str_cur, *expect_str_end;
+       unsigned int raw_btf_size;
+       void *raw_btf;
+       int err = 0, i;
 
        fprintf(stderr, "BTF dedup test[%u] (%s):", test_num, test->descr);
 
                goto done;
        }
 
-       btf__get_strings(test_btf, &test_strs, &test_str_len);
-       btf__get_strings(expect_btf, &expect_strs, &expect_str_len);
-       if (CHECK(test_str_len != expect_str_len,
-                 "test_str_len:%u != expect_str_len:%u",
-                 test_str_len, expect_str_len)) {
+       test_btf_data = btf__get_raw_data(test_btf, &test_btf_size);
+       expect_btf_data = btf__get_raw_data(expect_btf, &expect_btf_size);
+       if (CHECK(test_btf_size != expect_btf_size,
+                 "test_btf_size:%u != expect_btf_size:%u",
+                 test_btf_size, expect_btf_size)) {
+               err = -1;
+               goto done;
+       }
+
+       test_hdr = test_btf_data;
+       test_strs = test_btf_data + test_hdr->str_off;
+       expect_hdr = expect_btf_data;
+       expect_strs = expect_btf_data + expect_hdr->str_off;
+       if (CHECK(test_hdr->str_len != expect_hdr->str_len,
+                 "test_hdr->str_len:%u != expect_hdr->str_len:%u",
+                 test_hdr->str_len, expect_hdr->str_len)) {
                fprintf(stderr, "\ntest strings:\n");
-               dump_btf_strings(test_strs, test_str_len);
+               dump_btf_strings(test_strs, test_hdr->str_len);
                fprintf(stderr, "\nexpected strings:\n");
-               dump_btf_strings(expect_strs, expect_str_len);
+               dump_btf_strings(expect_strs, expect_hdr->str_len);
                err = -1;
                goto done;
        }
 
        test_str_cur = test_strs;
-       test_str_end = test_strs + test_str_len;
+       test_str_end = test_strs + test_hdr->str_len;
        expect_str_cur = expect_strs;
-       expect_str_end = expect_strs + expect_str_len;
+       expect_str_end = expect_strs + expect_hdr->str_len;
        while (test_str_cur < test_str_end && expect_str_cur < expect_str_end) {
                size_t test_len, expect_len;