diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 5bef05d6ba39..c9be64dc681d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -54,17 +54,20 @@ else
 	$(call RUN_TESTS, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS))
 endif
 
+define INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE
+	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),@mkdir -p $(INSTALL_PATH))
+	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),@echo rsync -a $(INSTALL_LIST) $(INSTALL_PATH)/)
+	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),@rsync -a $(INSTALL_LIST) $(INSTALL_PATH)/)
+endef
+
 define INSTALL_RULE
-	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then					\
-		mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PATH};										\
-		echo "rsync -a $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/";	\
-		rsync -a $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/;		\
-	fi
-	@if [ "X$(TEST_GEN_PROGS)$(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS)$(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_GEN_FILES)" != "X" ]; then					\
-		mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PATH};										\
-		echo "rsync -a $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/";	\
-		rsync -a $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/;		\
-	fi
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_PROGS)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_FILES)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_GEN_PROGS)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
+	$(eval INSTALL_LIST = $(TEST_GEN_FILES)) $(INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE)
 endef
 
 install: all