diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/.gitignore
index fb51603fe419..b5b03db1118c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 fuse_mnt
 fusectl_test
+test_syncfs
 write_extend_eof_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/Makefile
index 95a1ee947ca7..c2de8d225447 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -g $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 
-TEST_GEN_PROGS := fusectl_test
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := fusectl_test test_syncfs
 TEST_GEN_PROGS += write_extend_eof_test
 TEST_GEN_FILES := fuse_mnt