diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile
index 3c40c9d0e6c7..1cc6d64c39b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
 
 GIT_VERSION = $(shell git describe --always --long --dirty || echo "unknown")
 
-CFLAGS := -Wall -O2 -Wall -Werror -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' -I$(CURDIR) $(CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS := -std=gnu99 -Wall -O2 -Wall -Werror -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' -I$(CURDIR) $(CFLAGS)
 
 export CFLAGS