diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index a0561dc762fe..e7ec9b8539a5 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ $(obj)/tracex5_kern.o: $(obj)/syscall_nrs.h
 # But, there is no easy way to fix it, so just exclude it since it is
 # useless for BPF samples.
 $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c
-	$(CLANG) $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
+	$(CLANG) $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -I$(obj) \
 		-D__KERNEL__ -D__ASM_SYSREG_H -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign \
 		-Wno-compare-distinct-pointer-types \
 		-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end \