diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile
index 5073dbc96125..2deac2031de9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-CFLAGS = -g -Wall -O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
+CFLAGS = -g -Wall -O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := resctrl_tests
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
index dbe5cfb54558..4597bba66ad4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #ifndef RESCTRL_H
 #define RESCTRL_H
 #include <stdio.h>