diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sync/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/sync/Makefile
index d0121a8a3523..df0f91bf6890 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sync/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sync/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 CFLAGS += -O2 -g -std=gnu89 -pthread -Wall -Wextra
-CFLAGS += -I../../../../usr/include/
+CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 LDFLAGS += -pthread
 
 .PHONY: all clean