diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index 919aa2ac00af7e601be743fac20f9e474873818e..9a3764a1084eab4940f49da64b35d18c7282e114 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS += reuseport_dualstack reuseaddr_conflict tls
 KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 include ../lib.mk
 
-$(OUTPUT)/reuseport_bpf_numa: LDFLAGS += -lnuma
+$(OUTPUT)/reuseport_bpf_numa: LDLIBS += -lnuma
 $(OUTPUT)/tcp_mmap: LDFLAGS += -lpthread
 $(OUTPUT)/tcp_inq: LDFLAGS += -lpthread