diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
index 0acbeca47225..4e6ed13e7f66 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all:
 
 TEST_PROGS := ftracetest
-TEST_DIRS := test.d/
+TEST_DIRS := test.d
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 97f1c6742066..50a93f5f13d6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -12,13 +12,10 @@ run_tests: all
 	$(RUN_TESTS)
 
 define INSTALL_RULE
-	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then			\
-		mkdir -p $(INSTALL_PATH);								\
-		for TEST_DIR in $(TEST_DIRS); do							\
-			cp -r $$TEST_DIR $(INSTALL_PATH);						\
-		done;											\
-		echo "install -t $(INSTALL_PATH) $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES)";	\
-		install -t $(INSTALL_PATH) $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES);		\
+	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then					\
+		mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PATH};										\
+		echo "rsync -a $(TEST_DIRS) $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/";	\
+		rsync -a $(TEST_DIRS) $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(INSTALL_PATH)/;		\
 	fi
 endef