diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 1d9be26b4edd..42b571cde177 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/bpf/
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/ -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/perf
+KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS += -DHAVE_ATTR_TEST=0
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_bpf_load.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include -Wno-unused-variable