6 files changed, 10 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/exec/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/exec/Makefile
index b3bf091368ca..9eb1c3e4d339 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/exec/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/exec/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ execveat.symlink: execveat
 execveat.denatured: execveat
 	cp $< $@
 	chmod -x $@
-%: %.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := execveat
 TEST_GEN_FILES := execveat.symlink execveat.denatured script subdir
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 5b8634cad092..68d7c01b9f06 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ all: $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
 
+%: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ $^
+
 .PHONY: run_tests all clean install emit_tests
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mount/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/mount/Makefile
index e8fb15e80172..9093d7ffe87f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mount/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mount/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 CFLAGS = -Wall \
          -O2
 
-unprivileged-remount-test: unprivileged-remount-test.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) unprivileged-remount-test.c -o unprivileged-remount-test
-
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := unprivileged-remount-test
 
 include ../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index fe5b36dd7140..fbfe5d0d5c2e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ CFLAGS =  -Wall -Wl,--no-as-needed -O2 -g
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../usr/include/
 
 reuseport_bpf_numa: LDFLAGS += -lnuma
-%: %.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 TEST_PROGS := run_netsocktests run_afpackettests test_bpf.sh
 TEST_GEN_FILES =  socket
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/size/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/size/Makefile
index c67f3577e888..4685b3e421fc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/size/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/size/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-
-get_size: get_size.c
-	$(CC) -static -ffreestanding -nostartfiles -s $< -o $@
+CFLAGS := -static -ffreestanding -nostartfiles -s
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := get_size
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index 323383ab4581..8141d5169f4d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile for vm selftests
 
 CFLAGS = -Wall -I ../../../../usr/include $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+LDLIBS = -lrt
 TEST_GEN_FILES = compaction_test
 TEST_GEN_FILES += hugepage-mmap
 TEST_GEN_FILES += hugepage-shm
@@ -12,18 +13,12 @@ TEST_GEN_FILES += transhuge-stress
 TEST_GEN_FILES += userfaultfd
 TEST_GEN_FILES += mlock-random-test
 
-%: %.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -lrt
-userfaultfd: userfaultfd.c ../../../../usr/include/linux/kernel.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -O2 -o $@ $< -lpthread
-
-mlock-random-test: mlock-random-test.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< -lcap
-
-../../../../usr/include/linux/kernel.h:
-	make -C ../../../.. headers_install
-
 TEST_PROGS := run_vmtests
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
+userfaultfd: LDLIBS += -lpthread ../../../../usr/include/linux/kernel.h
+mlock-random-test: LDLIBS += -lcap
+
+../../../../usr/include/linux/kernel.h:
+	make -C ../../../.. headers_install