diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8973b285ce6c7eb9d0c4ee590585d6d2f82e1a78..fb2f3bb53a6bd9f1799dc095ed7cbcfa3dfddb04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1347,10 +1347,10 @@ tools/%: FORCE
 # Kernel selftest
 
 PHONY += kselftest
-kselftest:
+kselftest: headers_install
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests run_tests
 
-kselftest-%: FORCE
+kselftest-%: headers_install FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests $*
 
 PHONY += kselftest-merge