diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
index bd1fec59e010..ece2e38fbb0b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ INCLUDES := -I../include -I../../ -I../../../../../usr/include/ \
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -g -O2 -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE -pthread $(INCLUDES)
 LDLIBS := -lpthread -lrt
 
-HEADERS := \
+LOCAL_HDRS := \
 	../include/futextest.h \
 	../include/atomic.h \
 	../include/logging.h
-TEST_GEN_FILES := \
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := \
 	futex_wait_timeout \
 	futex_wait_wouldblock \
 	futex_requeue_pi \
@@ -24,5 +24,3 @@ TEST_PROGS := run.sh
 top_srcdir = ../../../../..
 KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 include ../../lib.mk
-
-$(TEST_GEN_FILES): $(HEADERS)