diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index d9605bd10f2d..acf5eaeef9ff 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Makefile for vm selftests
 
+LOCAL_HDRS += $(selfdir)/vm/local_config.h $(top_srcdir)/mm/gup_test.h
+
 include local_config.mk
 
 uname_M := $(shell uname -m 2>/dev/null || echo not)
@@ -139,10 +141,6 @@ endif
 
 $(OUTPUT)/mlock-random-test $(OUTPUT)/memfd_secret: LDLIBS += -lcap
 
-$(OUTPUT)/gup_test: ../../../../mm/gup_test.h
-
-$(OUTPUT)/hmm-tests: local_config.h
-
 # HMM_EXTRA_LIBS may get set in local_config.mk, or it may be left empty.
 $(OUTPUT)/hmm-tests: LDLIBS += $(HMM_EXTRA_LIBS)