diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index 94f3e8be7a68..d17750761d9f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ sysroot/$(ARCH)/include:
 	$(Q)rm -rf sysroot/$(ARCH) sysroot/sysroot
 	$(QUIET_MKDIR)mkdir -p sysroot
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree) outputmakefile
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/include/nolibc ARCH=$(ARCH) OUTPUT=$(CURDIR)/sysroot/ headers_standalone
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/include/nolibc ARCH=$(ARCH) OUTPUT=$(CURDIR)/sysroot/ headers_standalone headers_check
 	$(Q)mv sysroot/sysroot sysroot/$(ARCH)
 
 ifneq ($(NOLIBC_SYSROOT),0)