diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
index 23207829ec75..6a0ed2e7881e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ INCLUDES := -I../include -I../../
 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 \
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ TEST_PROGS := run.sh
 top_srcdir = ../../../../..
 KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 include ../../lib.mk
-
-$(TEST_GEN_FILES): $(HEADERS)