diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 4a8ef118fd9d..febd1dae6c88 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)/sign-file: ../../../../scripts/sign-file.c
 		  $< -o $@ \
 		  $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG) --libs libcrypto 2> /dev/null || echo -lcrypto)
 
-$(OUTPUT)/bpf_testmod.ko: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(wildcard bpf_testmod/Makefile bpf_testmod/*.[ch])
+$(OUTPUT)/bpf_testmod.ko: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(RESOLVE_BTFIDS) $(wildcard bpf_testmod/Makefile bpf_testmod/*.[ch])
 	$(call msg,MOD,,$@)
 	$(Q)$(RM) bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.ko # force re-compilation
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(submake_extras) RESOLVE_BTFIDS=$(RESOLVE_BTFIDS) -C bpf_testmod