diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile b/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
index 1afefc266b7a0..28bdb1557a54c 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ include $(wildcard *.d)
 
 all: $(BINS)
 
+CFLAGS_page-pool=$(CFLAGS_netdev)
+
 $(BINS): ../lib/ynl.a ../generated/protos.a $(SRCS)
 	@echo -e '\tCC sample $@'
 	@$(COMPILE.c) $(CFLAGS_$@) $@.c -o $@.o