diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
index 69f08ab515515d96b16cec072bd6de94a521b93c..3e7eb7972511c657af9ca54e6468542a42a5bd33 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 CFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../include/uapi/
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../include/
+CFLAGS += -I../../../../usr/include/
 
 all:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) memfd_test.c -o memfd_test