diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
index 1c87956859dd..920633b3694a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ OVERRIDE_TARGETS = 1
 # which causes the environment variable to override the makefile).
 include ../lib.mk
 include ../cgroup/lib/libcgroup.mk
+
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
 include ../vfio/lib/libvfio.mk
+endif
 
 INSTALL_HDR_PATH = $(top_srcdir)/usr
 LINUX_HDR_PATH = $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include/
@@ -317,7 +320,9 @@ LIBKVM_S_OBJ := $(patsubst %.S, $(OUTPUT)/%.o, $(LIBKVM_S))
 LIBKVM_STRING_OBJ := $(patsubst %.c, $(OUTPUT)/%.o, $(LIBKVM_STRING))
 LIBKVM_OBJS = $(LIBKVM_C_OBJ) $(LIBKVM_S_OBJ) $(LIBKVM_STRING_OBJ)
 LIBKVM_OBJS += $(LIBCGROUP_O)
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
 LIBKVM_OBJS += $(LIBVFIO_O)
+endif
 SPLIT_TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(patsubst %, $(OUTPUT)/%, $(SPLIT_TESTS))
 SPLIT_TEST_GEN_OBJ := $(patsubst %, $(OUTPUT)/$(ARCH)/%.o, $(SPLIT_TESTS))