diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index 9926a14fd279..8c860782f9cd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ TEST_PROGS += ipv6_force_forwarding.sh
 TEST_PROGS += route_hint.sh
 
 # YNL files, must be before "include ..lib.mk"
-YNL_GEN_FILES := busy_poller netlink-dumps
+YNL_GEN_FILES := busy_poller
+YNL_GEN_PROGS := netlink-dumps
 TEST_GEN_FILES += $(YNL_GEN_FILES)
+TEST_GEN_PROGS += $(YNL_GEN_PROGS)
 
 TEST_FILES := settings
 TEST_FILES += in_netns.sh lib.sh setup_loopback.sh setup_veth.sh
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ynl.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ynl.mk
index e907c2751956..793a2fc33d9f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ynl.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ynl.mk
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 # Inputs:
 #
 # YNL_GENS:      families we need in the selftests
-# YNL_PROGS:     TEST_PROGS which need YNL (TODO, none exist, yet)
+# YNL_GEN_PROGS: TEST_GEN_PROGS which need YNL
 # YNL_GEN_FILES: TEST_GEN_FILES which need YNL
 
-YNL_OUTPUTS := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(YNL_GEN_FILES))
+YNL_OUTPUTS :=	$(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(YNL_GEN_FILES)) \
+		$(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)/%,$(YNL_GEN_PROGS))
 YNL_SPECS := \
 	$(patsubst %,$(top_srcdir)/Documentation/netlink/specs/%.yaml,$(YNL_GENS))