diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 76e3458a5419a5..8fdbd73429dd94 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_tracex4 += -lelf -lrt
 # point this to your LLVM backend with bpf support
 LLC=$(srctree)/tools/bpf/llvm/bld/Debug+Asserts/bin/llc
 
-%.o: %.c
+$(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c
 	clang $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
 		-D__KERNEL__ -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign \
 		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| $(LLC) -march=bpf -filetype=obj -o $@