diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index dc1f4a4a3582..49f6a5503e84 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ endef
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
-NON_CHECK_FEAT_TARGETS := clean docs-clean
+NON_CHECK_FEAT_TARGETS := clean docs-clean emit_tests
 CHECK_FEAT := $(filter-out $(NON_CHECK_FEAT_TARGETS),$(or $(MAKECMDGOALS), "none"))
 ifneq ($(CHECK_FEAT),)
 FEATURE_USER := .selftests
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ $(TRUNNER_TEST_OBJS:.o=.d): $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.test.d:			\
 			    $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS_LINKED)			\
 			    $$(BPFOBJ) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 
-ifeq ($(filter clean docs-clean,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+ifeq ($(filter clean docs-clean emit_tests,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 include $(wildcard $(TRUNNER_TEST_OBJS:.o=.d))
 endif