diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
index a56271c237ae..93d589906fa0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 #define msecs_to_usecs(msec)    ((msec) * 1000ULL)
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c
index 77ce87c41a86..aa7f3b405fd3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 #define SYNC_PORT	0xe
 
-#define STR(x) #x
-#define XSTR(s) STR(s)
-
 /*
  * SMI handler: runs in real-address mode.
  * Reports SMRAM_STAGE via port IO, then does RSM.
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ static u8 smi_handler[] = {
 
 static inline void sync_with_host(u64 phase)
 {
-	asm volatile("in $" XSTR(SYNC_PORT) ", %%al \n"
+	asm volatile("in $" __stringify(SYNC_PORT) ", %%al \n"
 		     : "+a" (phase));
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c
index 753a0e730ea8..4931ec22768e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 #include <asm/kvm_para.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_para.h>
-#include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "kvm_test_harness.h"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c
index e2542f4ced60..d1edafd5af75 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 #define SMRAM_GPA 0x1000000
 #define SMRAM_STAGE 0xfe
 
-#define STR(x) #x
-#define XSTR(s) STR(s)
-
 #define SYNC_PORT 0xe
 #define DONE 0xff
 
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ u8 smi_handler[] = {
 
 static inline void sync_with_host(u64 phase)
 {
-	asm volatile("in $" XSTR(SYNC_PORT)", %%al \n"
+	asm volatile("in $" __stringify(SYNC_PORT)", %%al \n"
 		     : "+a" (phase));
 }