diff --git a/pkg/sensors/program/map.go b/pkg/sensors/program/map.go
index 8159bbf5381..84b49c44df0 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/program/map.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/program/map.go
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ type Map struct {
 	Owner        bool
 }
 
+// GlobalMaps keeps a record of all global maps to exclude them from per policy
+// memory map accounting.
+var GlobalMaps map[string]bool
+
 // Map holds pointer to Program object as a source of its ebpf object
 // file. We assume all the programs sharing the map have same map
 // definition, so it's ok to use the first program if there's more.
@@ -118,6 +122,16 @@ type Map struct {
 //	...
 //	p.PinMap["mapX"] = &mapX
 func mapBuilder(name string, ty MapType, owner bool, lds ...*Program) *Map {
+	if ty == MapTypeGlobal {
+		if GlobalMaps == nil {
+			GlobalMaps = make(map[string]bool)
+		}
+		key := name
+		if len(name) > 15 {
+			key = name[:15]
+		}
+		GlobalMaps[key] = true
+	}
 	m := &Map{name, "", lds[0], Idle(), nil, MaxEntries{0, false}, MaxEntries{0, false}, ty, owner}
 	for _, ld := range lds {
 		ld.PinMap[name] = m
diff --git a/pkg/sensors/sensors.go b/pkg/sensors/sensors.go
index 749a90d9c61..8cefb95f17e 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/sensors.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/sensors.go
@@ -101,8 +101,15 @@ func (s Sensor) TotalMemlock() int {
 
 	var total int
 	for _, info := range uniqueMap {
+		// we are using info.Name that is truncated to 15 chars to exclude
+		// global maps, a more resilient implementation could use ID but this
+		// should be enough.
+		if program.GlobalMaps[info.Name] {
+			continue
+		}
 		total += info.Memlock
 	}
+
 	return total
 }