diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index 098dd0065fb1..077337195783 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@
 CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 
 ifeq (0,$(MAKELEVEL))
-    ifneq ($(O),)
-	OUTPUT := $(O)
-    else
-	ifneq ($(KBUILD_OUTPUT),)
-		OUTPUT := $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
-	else
-		OUTPUT := $(shell pwd)
-		DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH := 1
-	endif
+    ifeq ($(OUTPUT),)
+	OUTPUT := $(shell pwd)
+	DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH := 1
     endif
 endif
 selfdir = $(realpath $(dir $(filter %/lib.mk,$(MAKEFILE_LIST))))