diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 191351c..bc3ee1f 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn create_vmlinux(b: *std.Build) *std.Build.Module {
     const stdout = run_exe.captureStdOut();
     const vmlinux_h = b.addInstallFile(stdout, "vmlinux.h");
     const zigify = b.addTranslateC(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{.cwd_relative = b.getInstallPath(vmlinux_h.dir, vmlinux_h.dest_rel_path)},
+        .root_source_file = .{ .cwd_relative = b.getInstallPath(vmlinux_h.dir, vmlinux_h.dest_rel_path) },
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ const Ctx = struct {
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
-    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+    // WA for pointer alignment assumption of libbpf
+    const optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .ReleaseFast;
 
     const libbpf = create_libbpf(b, target, optimize);
 
diff --git a/src/hello.zig b/src/hello.zig
index 7ed19c1..c83eb8c 100644
--- a/src/hello.zig
+++ b/src/hello.zig
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     const allocator = arena.allocator();
 
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@bpf_prog");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@bpf_prog");
 
     const obj = libbpf.bpf_object__open_mem(bytes.ptr, bytes.len, null);
     if (obj == null) {
diff --git a/src/tests/array.zig b/src/tests/array.zig
index a87e78a..0239c9b 100644
--- a/src/tests/array.zig
+++ b/src/tests/array.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "array" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@array");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@array");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/exit.zig b/src/tests/exit.zig
index 8dfa1bc..e11ffa6 100644
--- a/src/tests/exit.zig
+++ b/src/tests/exit.zig
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "exit" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@exit");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@exit");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
-    const obj = libbpf.bpf_object__open_mem(bytes.ptr, bytes.len, null);
+    const obj = libbpf.bpf_object__open_mem(bytes, bytes.len, null);
     if (obj == null) {
         print("failed to open bpf object: {}\n", .{std.posix.errno(-1)});
         return error.OPEN;
diff --git a/src/tests/fentry.zig b/src/tests/fentry.zig
index 9f87b0d..04506d2 100644
--- a/src/tests/fentry.zig
+++ b/src/tests/fentry.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "fentry" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@fentry");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@fentry");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/hash.zig b/src/tests/hash.zig
index 8366e14..243e20b 100644
--- a/src/tests/hash.zig
+++ b/src/tests/hash.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "hash" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@hash");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@hash");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/iterator.zig b/src/tests/iterator.zig
index ef3b459..1ac6747 100644
--- a/src/tests/iterator.zig
+++ b/src/tests/iterator.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "iterator" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@iterator");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@iterator");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/kmulprobe.zig b/src/tests/kmulprobe.zig
index cc25450..941f684 100644
--- a/src/tests/kmulprobe.zig
+++ b/src/tests/kmulprobe.zig
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ const REGS = @import("bpf").Args.REGS;
 test "kmulprobe" {
     if (!root.btf_name_exist("bpf_kprobe_multi_link")) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@kmulprobe");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@kmulprobe");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/kprobe.zig b/src/tests/kprobe.zig
index 8b920fc..8024393 100644
--- a/src/tests/kprobe.zig
+++ b/src/tests/kprobe.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "kprobe" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@kprobe");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@kprobe");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/ksyscall.zig b/src/tests/ksyscall.zig
index e3e267c..8da2a0a 100644
--- a/src/tests/ksyscall.zig
+++ b/src/tests/ksyscall.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "ksyscall" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@ksyscall");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@ksyscall");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/panic.zig b/src/tests/panic.zig
index 78df939..3230e53 100644
--- a/src/tests/panic.zig
+++ b/src/tests/panic.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "panic" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@panic");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@panic");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/perf_event.zig b/src/tests/perf_event.zig
index 3c87b4b..9566a73 100644
--- a/src/tests/perf_event.zig
+++ b/src/tests/perf_event.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "perf_event" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@perf_event");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@perf_event");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/ringbuf.zig b/src/tests/ringbuf.zig
index e4969fc..11540bd 100644
--- a/src/tests/ringbuf.zig
+++ b/src/tests/ringbuf.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "ringbuf" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@ringbuf");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@ringbuf");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/trace_printk.zig b/src/tests/trace_printk.zig
index b075b79..fa7a166 100644
--- a/src/tests/trace_printk.zig
+++ b/src/tests/trace_printk.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "trace_printk" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@trace_printk");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@trace_printk");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/tracepoint.zig b/src/tests/tracepoint.zig
index 4d18f54..c00b1f7 100644
--- a/src/tests/tracepoint.zig
+++ b/src/tests/tracepoint.zig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const allocator = root.allocator;
 const libbpf = root.libbpf;
 
 test "tracepoint" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@tracepoint");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@tracepoint");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/xdp_ping.zig b/src/tests/xdp_ping.zig
index 1f2316d..a645c64 100644
--- a/src/tests/xdp_ping.zig
+++ b/src/tests/xdp_ping.zig
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ const c = @cImport({
 });
 
 test "xdp_ping" {
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@xdp_ping");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@xdp_ping");
 
     _ = libbpf.libbpf_set_print(root.dbg_printf);
 
diff --git a/src/trace.zig b/src/trace.zig
index 8db5ff4..e4b6184 100644
--- a/src/trace.zig
+++ b/src/trace.zig
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer process.argsFree(allocator, args);
     var arg_idx: usize = 1; // skip exe name
 
-    const obj_bytes = @embedFile("@bpf_prog");
-    const bytes = try allocator.dupe(u8, obj_bytes);
-    defer allocator.free(bytes);
+    const bytes = @embedFile("@bpf_prog");
 
     var seconds: ?usize = null;
     while (nextArg(args, &arg_idx)) |arg| {