diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile
index ca8327f020b9..eebac29acbd9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 CFLAGS += -O2
+LDLIBS = -lrt -lpthread -lpopt
+TEST_PROGS := mq_open_tests mq_perf_tests
 
-all:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) mq_open_tests.c -o mq_open_tests -lrt
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o mq_perf_tests mq_perf_tests.c -lrt -lpthread -lpopt
+all: $(TEST_PROGS)
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ override define RUN_TESTS
 	@./mq_perf_tests || echo "selftests: mq_perf_tests [FAIL]"
 endef
 
-TEST_PROGS := mq_open_tests mq_perf_tests
-
 override define EMIT_TESTS
 	echo "./mq_open_tests /test1 || echo \"selftests: mq_open_tests [FAIL]\""
 	echo "./mq_perf_tests || echo \"selftests: mq_perf_tests [FAIL]\""