diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile
index 417306353e07bb..ca35dd8848b0aa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ noarg:
 # The EBB handler is 64-bit code and everything links against it
 CFLAGS += -m64
 
+TMPOUT = $(OUTPUT)/
 # Toolchains may build PIE by default which breaks the assembly
 no-pie-option := $(call try-run, echo 'int main() { return 0; }' | \
         $(CC) -Werror $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(CC_OPTION_CFLAGS) -no-pie -x c - -o "$$TMP", -no-pie)