diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index a83b5827532f..09657d0afb5c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ $(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS): $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.o:				\
 		     $(TRUNNER_BPF_PROGS_DIR)/%.c			\
 		     $(TRUNNER_BPF_PROGS_DIR)/*.h			\
 		     $$(INCLUDE_DIR)/vmlinux.h				\
-		     $$(BPFOBJ) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
+		     $(wildcard $(BPFDIR)/bpf_*.h) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call $(TRUNNER_BPF_BUILD_RULE),$$<,$$@,			\
 					  $(TRUNNER_BPF_CFLAGS),	\
 					  $(TRUNNER_BPF_LDFLAGS))