diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/Makefile
index 0684932d91bf..a19b75742342 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ CFLAGS += $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 
 LDFLAGS += -pthread
 
-$(TEST_GEN_PROGS): %: %.o $(LIBVFIO_O)
+$(TEST_GEN_PROGS): $(OUTPUT)/%: $(OUTPUT)/%.o $(LIBVFIO_O)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $< $(LIBVFIO_O) $(LDLIBS) -o $@
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_O = $(patsubst %, %.o, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS))
+$(TEST_GEN_PROGS_O): $(OUTPUT)/%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -c $< -o $@
+
 TEST_DEP_FILES = $(patsubst %.o, %.d, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_O) $(LIBVFIO_O))
 -include $(TEST_DEP_FILES)