diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
index 7254c110ff23a..61931c4926fd6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ def make_olddefconfig(self, build_dir: str, make_options: Optional[List[str]]) -
 			raise ConfigError(e.output.decode())
 
 	def make(self, jobs: int, build_dir: str, make_options: Optional[List[str]]) -> None:
-		command = ['make', 'ARCH=' + self._linux_arch, 'O=' + build_dir, '--jobs=' + str(jobs)]
+		command = ['make', 'all', 'compile_commands.json', 'ARCH=' + self._linux_arch,
+			   'O=' + build_dir, '--jobs=' + str(jobs)]
 		if make_options:
 			command.extend(make_options)
 		if self._cross_compile: