diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index a7fde142e814..d8ae7cc01274 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ CAN_BUILD_I386 := $(shell ./../x86/check_cc.sh "$(CC)" ../x86/trivial_32bit_prog
 CAN_BUILD_X86_64 := $(shell ./../x86/check_cc.sh "$(CC)" ../x86/trivial_64bit_program.c)
 CAN_BUILD_WITH_NOPIE := $(shell ./../x86/check_cc.sh "$(CC)" ../x86/trivial_program.c -no-pie)
 
-TARGETS := protection_keys
-BINARIES_32 := $(TARGETS:%=%_32)
-BINARIES_64 := $(TARGETS:%=%_64)
+VMTARGETS := protection_keys
+BINARIES_32 := $(VMTARGETS:%=%_32)
+BINARIES_64 := $(VMTARGETS:%=%_64)
 
 ifeq ($(CAN_BUILD_WITH_NOPIE),1)
 CFLAGS += -no-pie
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $(BINARIES_32): CFLAGS += -m32 -mxsave
 $(BINARIES_32): LDLIBS += -lrt -ldl -lm
 $(BINARIES_32): $(OUTPUT)/%_32: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(notdir $^) $(LDLIBS) -o $@
-$(foreach t,$(TARGETS),$(eval $(call gen-target-rule-32,$(t))))
+$(foreach t,$(VMTARGETS),$(eval $(call gen-target-rule-32,$(t))))
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CAN_BUILD_X86_64),1)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ $(BINARIES_64): CFLAGS += -m64 -mxsave
 $(BINARIES_64): LDLIBS += -lrt -ldl
 $(BINARIES_64): $(OUTPUT)/%_64: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(notdir $^) $(LDLIBS) -o $@
-$(foreach t,$(TARGETS),$(eval $(call gen-target-rule-64,$(t))))
+$(foreach t,$(VMTARGETS),$(eval $(call gen-target-rule-64,$(t))))
 endif
 
 # x86_64 users should be encouraged to install 32-bit libraries