diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile
index a6959df28eb0..02868ac3bc71 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(src_test:.c=)
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := true
 
 OVERRIDE_TARGETS := 1
+top_srcdir := ../../../..
 include ../lib.mk
 
+khdr_dir = $(top_srcdir)/usr/include
+
 $(OUTPUT)/true: true.c
 	$(LINK.c) $< $(LDLIBS) -o $@ -static
 
-$(OUTPUT)/%_test: %_test.c ../kselftest_harness.h common.h
-	$(LINK.c) $< $(LDLIBS) -o $@ -lcap
+$(OUTPUT)/%_test: %_test.c $(khdr_dir)/linux/landlock.h ../kselftest_harness.h common.h
+	$(LINK.c) $< $(LDLIBS) -o $@ -lcap -I$(khdr_dir)