diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index b4699c71aee4..f65886af7c0c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,18 @@ define RUN_TESTS
 endef
 
 run_tests: all
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
+	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then
+		@rsync -aq $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(OUTPUT)
+	fi
+	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)" != "X" ]; then
+		$(call RUN_TESTS, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) $(OUTPUT)/$(TEST_PROGS))
+	else
+		$(call RUN_TESTS, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS))
+	fi
+else
 	$(call RUN_TESTS, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS))
+endif
 
 define INSTALL_RULE
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then					\