diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
index cd1f5b3a7774..d6e106fbce11 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 all:
 
 TEST_PROGS := ftracetest
-TEST_FILES := test.d
+TEST_FILES := test.d settings
 EXTRA_CLEAN := $(OUTPUT)/logs/*
 
 include ../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile
index 3876d8d62494..1acc9e1fa3fb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/Makefile
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ TEST_PROGS := \
 	test-state.sh \
 	test-ftrace.sh
 
+TEST_FILES := settings
+
 include ../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
index d6469535630a..f1053630bb6f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED = librseq.so
 
 TEST_PROGS = run_param_test.sh
 
+TEST_FILES := settings
+
 include ../lib.mk
 
 $(OUTPUT)/librseq.so: rseq.c rseq.h rseq-*.h
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile
index de9c8566672a..90fa1a346908 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS = rtctest
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED = setdate
 
+TEST_FILES := settings
+
 include ../lib.mk