diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index d31db052dff6..7f34a1d9ce80 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Makefile for vm selftests
 uname_M := $(shell uname -m 2>/dev/null || echo not)
-ARCH ?= $(shell echo $(uname_M) | sed -e 's/aarch64.*/arm64/')
+MACHINE ?= $(shell echo $(uname_M) | sed -e 's/aarch64.*/arm64/')
 
 CFLAGS = -Wall -I ../../../../usr/include $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 LDLIBS = -lrt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ TEST_GEN_FILES += thuge-gen
 TEST_GEN_FILES += transhuge-stress
 TEST_GEN_FILES += userfaultfd
 
-ifneq (,$(filter $(ARCH),arm64 ia64 mips64 parisc64 ppc64 riscv64 s390x sh64 sparc64 x86_64))
+ifneq (,$(filter $(MACHINE),arm64 ia64 mips64 parisc64 ppc64 riscv64 s390x sh64 sparc64 x86_64))
 TEST_GEN_FILES += va_128TBswitch
 TEST_GEN_FILES += virtual_address_range
 TEST_GEN_FILES += write_to_hugetlbfs