diff --git a/tools/bpf/Makefile b/tools/bpf/Makefile
index 1ea545965ee3..53b60ad452f5 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/Makefile
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ $(OUTPUT)bpf_asm: $(OUTPUT)bpf_asm.o $(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.yacc.o $(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.le
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 $(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.lex.c: $(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.yacc.c
+$(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.yacc.o: $(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.yacc.c
+$(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.lex.o: $(OUTPUT)bpf_exp.lex.c
 
 clean: bpftool_clean
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, bpf-progs)