ref_ctr_off = OPTS_GET(opts, ref_ctr_offset, 0);
        pe_opts.bpf_cookie = OPTS_GET(opts, bpf_cookie, 0);
 
-       if (binary_path && !strchr(binary_path, '/')) {
+       if (!binary_path)
+               return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+
+       if (!strchr(binary_path, '/')) {
                err = resolve_full_path(binary_path, full_binary_path,
                                        sizeof(full_binary_path));
                if (err) {
        if (func_name) {
                long sym_off;
 
-               if (!binary_path) {
-                       pr_warn("prog '%s': name-based attach requires binary_path\n",
-                               prog->name);
-                       return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
-               }
                sym_off = elf_find_func_offset(binary_path, func_name);
                if (sym_off < 0)
                        return libbpf_err_ptr(sym_off);
                return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
        }
 
+       if (!binary_path)
+               return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+
        if (!strchr(binary_path, '/')) {
                err = resolve_full_path(binary_path, resolved_path, sizeof(resolved_path));
                if (err) {