diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index 58bcbbd029bc..34d01e473c01 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ all: run
 
 sysroot: sysroot/$(ARCH)/include
 
-sysroot/$(ARCH)/include: | defconfig
+sysroot/$(ARCH)/include:
 	$(Q)rm -rf sysroot/$(ARCH) sysroot/sysroot
 	$(QUIET_MKDIR)mkdir -p sysroot
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree) outputmakefile