diff --git a/.github/include/aot_skip.txt b/.github/include/aot_skip.txt
index c6f6fdef9c80..79b06bcc1be9 100644
--- a/.github/include/aot_skip.txt
+++ b/.github/include/aot_skip.txt
@@ -107,10 +107,13 @@ aot.other.symbolize enum in tuple map value
 aot.probe.fentry
 aot.probe.fentry args
 aot.probe.fentry args as a pointer
+aot.probe.fentry_error_missing_probes
 aot.probe.fentry func builtin
+aot.probe.fentry_ignore_missing_probes
 aot.probe.fentry_module
 aot.probe.fentry_module_wildcard
 aot.probe.fentry_multiple_attach_point_multiple_functions
+aot.probe.fentry_warn_missing_probes
 aot.probe.fentry_wildcard
 aot.probe.fexit
 aot.probe.kfunc
diff --git a/src/attached_probe.cpp b/src/attached_probe.cpp
index a23ee21378fb..f51871e58d58 100644
--- a/src/attached_probe.cpp
+++ b/src/attached_probe.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ std::string progtypeName(libbpf::bpf_prog_type t)
 
 void AttachedProbe::attach_fentry()
 {
+  if (progfd_ < 0)
+    return;
+
   tracing_fd_ = bpf_raw_tracepoint_open(nullptr, progfd_);
   if (tracing_fd_ < 0) {
     throw FatalUserException("Error attaching probe: " + probe_.name);
diff --git a/src/bpfprogram.cpp b/src/bpfprogram.cpp
index 9e2d2d1f8304..5b623468bc0e 100644
--- a/src/bpfprogram.cpp
+++ b/src/bpfprogram.cpp
@@ -63,24 +63,29 @@ void BpfProgram::set_attach_target(const Probe &probe,
 
   const std::string &mod = probe.path;
   const std::string &fun = probe.attach_point;
+  const std::string attach_target = !mod.empty() ? mod + ":" + fun : fun;
 
   const std::string &btf_fun = probe.type == ProbeType::iter ? "bpf_iter_" + fun
                                                              : fun;
   if (btf.get_btf_id(btf_fun, mod) < 0) {
-    std::string msg = "No BTF found for " + mod + ":" + fun;
+    const std::string msg = "No BTF found for " + attach_target;
     if (probe.orig_name != probe.name &&
         config.get(ConfigKeyMissingProbes::default_) !=
             ConfigMissingProbes::error) {
+      // One attach point in a multi-attachpoint probe failed and the user
+      // requested not to error out. Show a warning (if requested) and continue
+      // but disable auto-loading of the program as it would make the entire BPF
+      // object loading fail.
       if (config.get(ConfigKeyMissingProbes::default_) ==
           ConfigMissingProbes::warn)
         LOG(WARNING) << msg << ", skipping.";
+      bpf_program__set_autoload(bpf_prog_, false);
     } else {
       // explicit match failed, fail hard
       throw FatalUserException(msg);
     }
   }
 
-  const std::string &attach_target = !mod.empty() ? mod + ":" + fun : fun;
   bpf_program__set_attach_target(bpf_prog_, 0, attach_target.c_str());
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/runtime/probe b/tests/runtime/probe
index 1e95847bd263..b7f449bc6378 100644
--- a/tests/runtime/probe
+++ b/tests/runtime/probe
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ REQUIRES_FEATURE fentry
 REQUIRES_FEATURE btf
 AFTER ./testprogs/fentry_args 1111 2222
 
+NAME fentry_warn_missing_probes
+PROG fentry:vfs_read,fentry:nonsense { exit(); }
+EXPECT WARNING: No BTF found for nonsense, skipping.
+
+NAME fentry_ignore_missing_probes
+PROG config = { missing_probes = "ignore" } fentry:vfs_read,fentry:nonsense { exit(); }
+EXPECT_NONE WARNING: No BTF found for nonsense, skipping.
+
+NAME fentry_error_missing_probes
+PROG config = { missing_probes = "error" } fentry:vfs_read,fentry:nonsense { exit(); }
+EXPECT ERROR: No BTF found for nonsense
+WILL_FAIL
+
 # Sanity check for kfunc/kretfunc alias
 NAME kfunc
 PROG kfunc:vfs_read { printf("SUCCESS %d\n", pid); exit(); }