diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index 0cbe13809b37a909c375f5b9f3d9f6a01f52d5eb..423d22f353a02e66926082d05a707e9059decd4e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ CFLAGS_STKP_i386 = $(CFLAGS_STACKPROTECTOR)
 CFLAGS_STKP_x86_64 = $(CFLAGS_STACKPROTECTOR)
 CFLAGS_STKP_x86 = $(CFLAGS_STACKPROTECTOR)
 CFLAGS_s390 = -m64
-CFLAGS  ?= -Os -fno-ident -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables \
+CFLAGS  ?= -Os -fno-ident -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -std=c89 \
 		$(call cc-option,-fno-stack-protector) \
 		$(CFLAGS_STKP_$(ARCH)) $(CFLAGS_$(ARCH))
 LDFLAGS := -s