diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ir/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/ir/Makefile
index f4ba8eb84b95..ad06489c22a5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ir/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ir/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 TEST_PROGS := ir_loopback.sh
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := ir_loopback
+APIDIR := ../../../include/uapi
+CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -I$(APIDIR)
 
 include ../lib.mk