diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index d9fa6a9ea5844..d516b8c38eed5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ MACHINE ?= $(shell echo $(uname_M) | sed -e 's/aarch64.*/arm64/' -e 's/ppc64.*/p
 # LDLIBS.
 MAKEFLAGS += --no-builtin-rules
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -I ../../../../usr/include $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
+CFLAGS = -Wall -I $(top_srcdir) -I $(top_srcdir)/usr/include $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 LDLIBS = -lrt -lpthread
 TEST_GEN_FILES = compaction_test
 TEST_GEN_FILES += gup_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c
index a309876d832fb..e43879291dacd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <assert.h>
-#include "../../../../mm/gup_test.h"
+#include <mm/gup_test.h>
 #include "../kselftest.h"
 
 #include "util.h"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hmm-tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hmm-tests.c
index 529f53b402963..98b949c279be7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hmm-tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hmm-tests.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
  * This is a private UAPI to the kernel test module so it isn't exported
  * in the usual include/uapi/... directory.
  */
-#include "../../../../lib/test_hmm_uapi.h"
-#include "../../../../mm/gup_test.h"
+#include <lib/test_hmm_uapi.h>
+#include <mm/gup_test.h>
 
 struct hmm_buffer {
 	void		*ptr;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/ksm_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/ksm_tests.c
index f5e4e0bbd0815..0d85be2350fa3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/ksm_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/ksm_tests.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <err.h>
 
 #include "../kselftest.h"
-#include "../../../../include/vdso/time64.h"
+#include <include/vdso/time64.h>
 #include "util.h"
 
 #define KSM_SYSFS_PATH "/sys/kernel/mm/ksm/"