diff --git a/samples/seccomp/Makefile b/samples/seccomp/Makefile
index 0e349b80686e..ba942e3ead89 100644
--- a/samples/seccomp/Makefile
+++ b/samples/seccomp/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_SECCOMP) := bpf-fancy dropper bpf-direct
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-fancy.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-direct.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
 bpf-direct-objs := bpf-direct.o
 
 # Try to match the kernel target.
-ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
 ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 
 # s390 has -m31 flag to build 31 bit binaries
@@ -35,12 +35,4 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_bpf-fancy += $(MFLAG)
 HOSTLOADLIBES_dropper += $(MFLAG)
 endif
 always := $(hostprogs-m)
-else
-# MIPS system calls are defined based on the -mabi that is passed
-# to the toolchain which may or may not be a valid option
-# for the host toolchain. So disable tests if target architecture
-# is MIPS but the host isn't.
-ifndef CONFIG_MIPS
-always := $(hostprogs-m)
-endif
 endif