diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/Makefile
index 5a161175bbd4197e907dbeb68f7c5f7003ecdf76..a9099d9f8f39ea8a38a6345b15e2d24ab2e00eb7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ override define EMIT_TESTS
 	$(MAKE) -s -C ebb emit_tests
 endef
 
-DEFAULT_INSTALL := $(INSTALL_RULE)
+DEFAULT_INSTALL_RULE := $(INSTALL_RULE)
 override define INSTALL_RULE
 	$(DEFAULT_INSTALL_RULE)
 	$(MAKE) -C ebb install