diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
index b1119f0db51834bd0e2768450f7e284cab0bcaaa..9203cd77fc330c4414092f1244c2b34be3a89aa3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ all:
 		make -C $$TARGET; \
 	done;
 
-run_tests:
+run_tests: all
 	for TARGET in $(TARGETS); do \
 		make -C $$TARGET run_tests; \
 	done;