diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 560ce4016fbf..2b2f93dec474 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ endif
 CLANG_SYS_INCLUDES = $(call get_sys_includes,$(CLANG),$(CLANG_TARGET_ARCH))
 BPF_CFLAGS = -g -Wall -Werror -D__TARGET_ARCH_$(SRCARCH) $(MENDIAN)	\
 	     -I$(INCLUDE_DIR) -I$(CURDIR) -I$(APIDIR)			\
-	     -I$(CURDIR)/libarena/include				\
+	     -I$(TOOLSINCDIR) -I$(CURDIR)/libarena/include		\
 	     -I$(abspath $(OUTPUT)/../usr/include)			\
 	     -std=gnu11		 					\
 	     -fno-strict-aliasing 					\