diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index c49e5403ad0ed..28d2c77262bed 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)/urandom_read: urandom_read.c urandom_read_aux.c $(OUTPUT)/liburandom_r
 
 $(OUTPUT)/sign-file: ../../../../scripts/sign-file.c
 	$(call msg,SIGN-FILE,,$@)
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG)--cflags libcrypto 2> /dev/null) \
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG) --cflags libcrypto 2> /dev/null) \
 		  $< -o $@ \
 		  $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG) --libs libcrypto 2> /dev/null || echo -lcrypto)