diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index d31d6cea82e2..b42e67b1a7e2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -133,10 +133,16 @@ nolibc-test: nolibc-test.c sysroot/$(ARCH)/include
 libc-test: nolibc-test.c
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ $<
 
+# local libc-test
 run-libc-test: libc-test
 	$(Q)./libc-test > "$(CURDIR)/run.out" || :
 	$(Q)$(REPORT) $(CURDIR)/run.out
 
+# local nolibc-test
+run-nolibc-test: nolibc-test
+	$(Q)./nolibc-test > "$(CURDIR)/run.out" || :
+	$(Q)$(REPORT) $(CURDIR)/run.out
+
 # qemu user-land test
 run-user: nolibc-test
 	$(Q)qemu-$(QEMU_ARCH) ./nolibc-test > "$(CURDIR)/run.out" || :