diff --git a/libbpf-tools/cachestat.c b/libbpf-tools/cachestat.c
index b308c5acda41..3769d939d833 100644
--- a/libbpf-tools/cachestat.c
+++ b/libbpf-tools/cachestat.c
@@ -140,14 +140,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	libbpf_set_strict_mode(LIBBPF_STRICT_ALL);
 	libbpf_set_print(libbpf_print_fn);
 
-	err = bump_memlock_rlimit();
-	if (err) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "failed to increase rlimit: %d\n", err);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	obj = cachestat_bpf__open_and_load();
 	if (!obj) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "failed to open and/or load BPF object\n");