diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile
index c765d8635d9a..87d54c640068 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-CFLAGS += -Wl,-no-as-needed -Wall -I../../../../usr/include
+CFLAGS += -Wl,-no-as-needed -Wall $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 LDLIBS += -lrt -lpthread -lm
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS = ftrace_test dyn_test perf_test