diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index 9d236c346de5..8949e9646125 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ config SAMPLE_PIDFD
 
 config SAMPLE_SECCOMP
 	bool "Build seccomp sample code"
-	depends on SECCOMP_FILTER && HEADERS_INSTALL
+	depends on SECCOMP_FILTER && CC_CAN_LINK && HEADERS_INSTALL
 	help
 	  Build samples of seccomp filters using various methods of
 	  BPF filter construction.
diff --git a/samples/seccomp/Makefile b/samples/seccomp/Makefile
index 89279e8b87df..75916c23e416 100644
--- a/samples/seccomp/Makefile
+++ b/samples/seccomp/Makefile
@@ -1,44 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
-hostprogs := bpf-fancy dropper bpf-direct user-trap
+userprogs := bpf-fancy dropper bpf-direct user-trap
 
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-fancy.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-fancy.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-helper.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-helper.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
 bpf-fancy-objs := bpf-fancy.o bpf-helper.o
 
-HOSTCFLAGS_dropper.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-HOSTCFLAGS_dropper.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
-dropper-objs := dropper.o
+userccflags += -I usr/include
 
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-direct.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-direct.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
-bpf-direct-objs := bpf-direct.o
-
-HOSTCFLAGS_user-trap.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-HOSTCFLAGS_user-trap.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
-user-trap-objs := user-trap.o
-
-# Try to match the kernel target.
-ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
-
-# s390 has -m31 flag to build 31 bit binaries
-ifndef CONFIG_S390
-MFLAG = -m32
-else
-MFLAG = -m31
-endif
-
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-direct.o += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTCFLAGS_dropper.o += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-helper.o += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-fancy.o += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTCFLAGS_user-trap.o += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTLDLIBS_bpf-direct += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTLDLIBS_bpf-fancy += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTLDLIBS_dropper += $(MFLAG)
-HOSTLDLIBS_user-trap += $(MFLAG)
-endif
-always-y := $(hostprogs)
-endif
+always-y := $(userprogs)