diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 0a8e758..8b0f164 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED))
 TEST_GEN_FILES := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(TEST_GEN_FILES))
 
+ifdef KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL
 top_srcdir ?= ../../../..
 include $(top_srcdir)/scripts/subarch.include
 ARCH		?= $(SUBARCH)
 
-all: $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
-
 .PHONY: khdr
 khdr:
 	make ARCH=$(ARCH) -C $(top_srcdir) headers_install
 
-ifdef KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL
-$(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES):| khdr
+all: khdr $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
+else
+all: $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_GEN_FILES)
 endif
 
 .ONESHELL: