diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 769a6cb42b4b..c470c7301636 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -I../../../../usr/include
+CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -I../../../include/uapi
 
 test_objs = test_verifier test_tag test_maps test_lru_map test_lpm_map