diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile
index e4f845dd942b..8136c1fab7ab 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TEST_PROGS := nft_trans_stress.sh nft_fib.sh nft_nat.sh bridge_brouter.sh \
 	ipip-conntrack-mtu.sh conntrack_tcp_unreplied.sh \
 	conntrack_vrf.sh nft_synproxy.sh
 
+CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags libmnl 2>/dev/null || echo "-I/usr/include/libmnl")
 LDLIBS = -lmnl
 TEST_GEN_FILES =  nf-queue