diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 22b6407efa4f..3ceb5a9d86df 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ always += trace_event_kern.o
 always += sampleip_kern.o
 
 HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/
+HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_bpf_load.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include -Wno-unused-variable
 HOSTLOADLIBES_fds_example += -lelf