diff --git a/kernel/bpf/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
index 0291eef9ce92..9b9c151b5c82 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
@@ -52,9 +52,3 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_PRELOAD) += preload/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += relo_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += btf_iter.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += btf_relocate.o
-
-# Some source files are common to libbpf.
-vpath %.c $(srctree)/kernel/bpf:$(srctree)/tools/lib/bpf
-
-$(obj)/%.o: %.c FORCE
-	$(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/btf_iter.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e2c66a52df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf_iter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause)
+#include "../../tools/lib/bpf/btf_iter.c"
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf_relocate.c b/kernel/bpf/btf_relocate.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c12ccbf66507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf_relocate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause)
+#include "../../tools/lib/bpf/btf_relocate.c"
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/relo_core.c b/kernel/bpf/relo_core.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa822c9fcfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/relo_core.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause)
+#include "../../tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c"