diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 30848ca36555..a5ce26d548e4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(OVERRIDE_TARGETS),)
 LOCAL_HDRS := $(selfdir)/kselftest_harness.h $(selfdir)/kselftest.h
 $(OUTPUT)/%:%.c $(LOCAL_HDRS)
-	$(LINK.c) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@
+	$(LINK.c) $(filter-out $(LOCAL_HDRS),$^) $(LDLIBS) -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)/%.o:%.S
 	$(COMPILE.S) $^ -o $@