diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 502c9fc8db85..b820cc96a3bc 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -76,16 +76,10 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_offwaketime += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_spintest += -lelf
 HOSTLOADLIBES_map_perf_test += -lelf -lrt
 
-# point this to your LLVM backend with bpf support
-LLC=$(srctree)/tools/bpf/llvm/bld/Debug+Asserts/bin/llc
-
-# asm/sysreg.h inline assmbly used by it is incompatible with llvm.
-# But, ehere is not easy way to fix it, so just exclude it since it is
+# asm/sysreg.h - inline assembly used by it is incompatible with llvm.
+# But, there is no easy way to fix it, so just exclude it since it is
 # useless for BPF samples.
 $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c
 	clang $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
 		-D__KERNEL__ -D__ASM_SYSREG_H -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign \
-		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| $(LLC) -march=bpf -filetype=obj -o $@
-	clang $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
-		-D__KERNEL__ -D__ASM_SYSREG_H -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign \
-		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| $(LLC) -march=bpf -filetype=asm -o $@.s
+		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| llc -march=bpf -filetype=obj -o $@