diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index dbb8c5f94f34..9be69ff701ba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS): %.skel.h: %.bpf.o $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$(Q)diff $$(<:.o=.linked2.o) $$(<:.o=.linked3.o)
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen skeleton $$(<:.o=.linked3.o) name $$(notdir $$(<:.bpf.o=)) > $$@
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen subskeleton $$(<:.o=.linked3.o) name $$(notdir $$(<:.bpf.o=)) > $$(@:.skel.h=.subskel.h)
+	$(Q)rm -f $$(<:.o=.linked1.o) $$(<:.o=.linked2.o) $$(<:.o=.linked3.o)
 
 $(TRUNNER_BPF_LSKELS): %.lskel.h: %.bpf.o $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call msg,GEN-SKEL,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$@)
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ $(TRUNNER_BPF_LSKELS): %.lskel.h: %.bpf.o $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen object $$(<:.o=.llinked3.o) $$(<:.o=.llinked2.o)
 	$(Q)diff $$(<:.o=.llinked2.o) $$(<:.o=.llinked3.o)
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen skeleton -L $$(<:.o=.llinked3.o) name $$(notdir $$(<:.bpf.o=_lskel)) > $$@
+	$(Q)rm -f $$(<:.o=.llinked1.o) $$(<:.o=.llinked2.o) $$(<:.o=.llinked3.o)
 
 $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS_LINKED): $(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS) $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call msg,LINK-BPF,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$(@:.skel.h=.bpf.o))
@@ -554,6 +556,7 @@ $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS_LINKED): $(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS) $(BPFTOOL) | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call msg,GEN-SKEL,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$@)
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen skeleton $$(@:.skel.h=.linked3.o) name $$(notdir $$(@:.skel.h=)) > $$@
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen subskeleton $$(@:.skel.h=.linked3.o) name $$(notdir $$(@:.skel.h=)) > $$(@:.skel.h=.subskel.h)
+	$(Q)rm -f $$(@:.skel.h=.linked1.o) $$(@:.skel.h=.linked2.o) $$(@:.skel.h=.linked3.o)
 endif
 
 # ensure we set up tests.h header generation rule just once