diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index d0db2b673c6fecfae9fa651baf06ee06aed747f0..dbca39f4538245f7977ccb7a436b6f9e32c4e5ea 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ $(HOST_BPFOBJ): $(wildcard $(BPFDIR)/*.[ch] $(BPFDIR)/Makefile)                \
 		    DESTDIR=$(HOST_SCRATCH_DIR)/ prefix= all install_headers
 endif
 
-$(INCLUDE_DIR)/vmlinux.h: $(VMLINUX_BTF) | $(BPFTOOL) $(INCLUDE_DIR)
+$(INCLUDE_DIR)/vmlinux.h: $(VMLINUX_BTF) $(BPFTOOL) | $(INCLUDE_DIR)
 ifeq ($(VMLINUX_H),)
 	$(call msg,GEN,,$@)
 	$(Q)$(BPFTOOL) btf dump file $(VMLINUX_BTF) format c > $@
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ $(TRUNNER_BPF_OBJS): $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.o:				\
 
 $(TRUNNER_BPF_SKELS): $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.skel.h:			\
 		      $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)/%.o				\
-		      | $(BPFTOOL) $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
+		      $(BPFTOOL)					\
+		      | $(TRUNNER_OUTPUT)
 	$$(call msg,GEN-SKEL,$(TRUNNER_BINARY),$$@)
 	$(Q)$$(BPFTOOL) gen skeleton $$< > $$@
 endif