diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 01bb7782a35e..17ed4bbe3963 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # Makefile can operate with or without the kbuild infrastructure.
 CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(TEST_GEN_PROGS))
+TEST_GEN_FILES := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(TEST_GEN_FILES))
+
+all: $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
+
 define RUN_TESTS
 	@for TEST in $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS); do \
 		BASENAME_TEST=`basename $$TEST`;	\
@@ -42,11 +47,6 @@ endef
 emit_tests:
 	$(EMIT_TESTS)
 
-TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(TEST_GEN_PROGS))
-TEST_GEN_FILES := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(TEST_GEN_FILES))
-
-all: $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
-
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES) $(EXTRA_CLEAN)