diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/fuse_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/fuse_test.c
index b018e835737d..be675002f918 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/fuse_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/fuse_test.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
-#include <linux/fcntl.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/memfd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/memfd_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/memfd_test.c
index 334a7eea2004..74baab83fec3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/memfd_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memfd/memfd_test.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
-#include <linux/fcntl.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/memfd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <stdio.h>