diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
index 79891d033de1..ad8a0897e47f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ TEST_PROGS := run_fuse_test.sh
 TEST_GEN_FILES := memfd_test fuse_mnt fuse_test
 
 fuse_mnt.o: CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config fuse --cflags)
-fuse_mnt: LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config fuse --libs)
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
+$(OUTPUT)/fuse_mnt: LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config fuse --libs)