diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 9eb5d733f575d00f6bf0b7c1dbc0f7a311a084c1..34bc7e17c994aaccfc7adfab405783e5fd4228a9 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ always += ibumad_kern.o
 always += hbm_out_kern.o
 
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/
+KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/bpf/
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/ -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/perf