diff --git a/helper/seccomp/api.go b/helper/seccomp/api.go
index 2799fc9..697b09f 100644
--- a/helper/seccomp/api.go
+++ b/helper/seccomp/api.go
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 // New returns an inactive Encoder instance.
 func New(opts SyscallOpts) *Encoder { return &Encoder{newExporter(opts)} }
 
+// Load loads a filter into the kernel.
+func Load(opts SyscallOpts) error { return buildFilter(-1, opts) }
+
 /*
 An Encoder writes a BPF program to an output stream.
 
diff --git a/helper/seccomp/export.go b/helper/seccomp/export.go
index 9efee3b..9568423 100644
--- a/helper/seccomp/export.go
+++ b/helper/seccomp/export.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (e *exporter) prepare() error {
 
 		ec := make(chan error, 1)
 		go func(fd uintptr) {
-			ec <- exportFilter(fd, e.opts)
+			ec <- buildFilter(int(fd), e.opts)
 			close(ec)
 			_ = e.closeWrite()
 			runtime.KeepAlive(e.w)
diff --git a/helper/seccomp/seccomp-export.c b/helper/seccomp/seccomp-build.c
similarity index 96%
rename from helper/seccomp/seccomp-export.c
rename to helper/seccomp/seccomp-build.c
index 5a3a56b..827d3b8 100644
--- a/helper/seccomp/seccomp-export.c
+++ b/helper/seccomp/seccomp-build.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE // CLONE_NEWUSER
 #endif
 
-#include "seccomp-export.h"
+#include "seccomp-build.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct f_syscall_act {
   }                                                                                                            \
 } while (0)
 
-int32_t f_export_bpf(int fd, uint32_t arch, uint32_t multiarch, f_syscall_opts opts) {
+int32_t f_build_filter(int fd, uint32_t arch, uint32_t multiarch, f_syscall_opts opts) {
   int32_t res = 0; // refer to resErr for meaning
   int allow_multiarch = opts & F_MULTIARCH;
   int allowed_personality = PER_LINUX;
@@ -285,11 +285,20 @@ int32_t f_export_bpf(int fd, uint32_t arch, uint32_t multiarch, f_syscall_opts o
   // Blocklist the rest
   seccomp_rule_add_exact(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ERRNO(EAFNOSUPPORT), SCMP_SYS(socket), 1, SCMP_A0(SCMP_CMP_GE, last_allowed_family + 1));
 
-  ret = seccomp_export_bpf(ctx, fd);
-  if (ret != 0) {
-    res = 6;
-    errno = -ret;
-    goto out;
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    ret = seccomp_load(ctx);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+      res = 7;
+      errno = -ret;
+      goto out;
+    }
+  } else {
+    ret = seccomp_export_bpf(ctx, fd);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+      res = 6;
+      errno = -ret;
+      goto out;
+    }
   }
 
 out:
diff --git a/helper/seccomp/seccomp-export.h b/helper/seccomp/seccomp-build.h
similarity index 86%
rename from helper/seccomp/seccomp-export.h
rename to helper/seccomp/seccomp-build.h
index df158d9..0ae201d 100644
--- a/helper/seccomp/seccomp-export.h
+++ b/helper/seccomp/seccomp-build.h
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ typedef enum {
 } f_syscall_opts;
 
 extern void F_println(char *v);
-int32_t f_export_bpf(int fd, uint32_t arch, uint32_t multiarch, f_syscall_opts opts);
\ No newline at end of file
+int32_t f_build_filter(int fd, uint32_t arch, uint32_t multiarch, f_syscall_opts opts);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helper/seccomp/seccomp.go b/helper/seccomp/seccomp.go
index a8cf8bb..fc19247 100644
--- a/helper/seccomp/seccomp.go
+++ b/helper/seccomp/seccomp.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package seccomp
 /*
 #cgo linux pkg-config: --static libseccomp
 
-#include "seccomp-export.h"
+#include "seccomp-build.h"
 */
 import "C"
 import (
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var resErr = [...]error{
 	4: errors.New("internal libseccomp failure"),
 	5: errors.New("seccomp_rule_add failed"),
 	6: errors.New("seccomp_export_bpf failed"),
+	7: errors.New("seccomp_load failed"),
 }
 
 type SyscallOpts = C.f_syscall_opts
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const (
 	FlagBluetooth SyscallOpts = C.F_BLUETOOTH
 )
 
-func exportFilter(fd uintptr, opts SyscallOpts) error {
+func buildFilter(fd int, opts SyscallOpts) error {
 	var (
 		arch      C.uint32_t = 0
 		multiarch C.uint32_t = 0
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func exportFilter(fd uintptr, opts SyscallOpts) error {
 		opts |= flagVerbose
 	}
 
-	res, err := C.f_export_bpf(C.int(fd), arch, multiarch, opts)
+	res, err := C.f_build_filter(C.int(fd), arch, multiarch, opts)
 	if re := resErr[res]; re != nil {
 		if err == nil {
 			return re