diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
index 4e6ed13e7f66..a71530097352 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all:
 
 TEST_PROGS := ftracetest
-TEST_DIRS := test.d
+TEST_FILES := test.d
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 9fddffd066ca..5b8634cad092 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ run_tests: all
 define INSTALL_RULE
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then					\
 		mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PATH};										\
-		echo "rsync -a $(TEST_DIRS) $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/";       \
-		rsync -a $(TEST_DIRS) $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/;              \
+		echo "rsync -a $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/";	\
+		rsync -a $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/;		\
 	fi
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_GEN_PROGS)$(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_GEN_FILES)" != "X" ]; then					\
 		mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PATH};										\