diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f54f2f95743..02f7ede2f344 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1237,9 +1237,8 @@ PHONY += kselftest
 kselftest:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests run_tests
 
-PHONY += kselftest-clean
-kselftest-clean:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests clean
+kselftest-%: FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests $*
 
 PHONY += kselftest-merge
 kselftest-merge:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
index c3feccb99ff5..bad18145ed1a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
@@ -171,9 +171,12 @@ run_pstore_crash:
 # 1. output_dir=kernel_src
 # 2. a separate output directory is specified using O= KBUILD_OUTPUT
 # 3. a separate output directory is specified using KBUILD_OUTPUT
+# Avoid conflict with INSTALL_PATH set by the main Makefile
 #
-INSTALL_PATH ?= $(BUILD)/install
-INSTALL_PATH := $(abspath $(INSTALL_PATH))
+KSFT_INSTALL_PATH ?= $(BUILD)/kselftest_install
+KSFT_INSTALL_PATH := $(abspath $(KSFT_INSTALL_PATH))
+# Avoid changing the rest of the logic here and lib.mk.
+INSTALL_PATH := $(KSFT_INSTALL_PATH)
 ALL_SCRIPT := $(INSTALL_PATH)/run_kselftest.sh
 
 install: all
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ ifdef INSTALL_PATH
 		echo "[ -w /dev/kmsg ] && echo \"kselftest: Running tests in $$TARGET\" >> /dev/kmsg" >> $(ALL_SCRIPT); \
 		echo "cd $$TARGET" >> $(ALL_SCRIPT); \
 		echo -n "run_many" >> $(ALL_SCRIPT); \
+		echo -n "Emit Tests for $$TARGET\n"; \
 		$(MAKE) -s --no-print-directory OUTPUT=$$BUILD_TARGET -C $$TARGET emit_tests >> $(ALL_SCRIPT); \
 		echo "" >> $(ALL_SCRIPT);	    \
 		echo "cd \$$ROOT" >> $(ALL_SCRIPT); \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install.sh
index ec304463883c..e2e1911d62d5 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install.sh
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ main()
 		echo "$0: Installing in specified location - $install_loc ..."
 	fi
 
-	install_dir=$install_loc/kselftest
+	install_dir=$install_loc/kselftest_install
 
 # Create install directory
 	mkdir -p $install_dir
 # Build tests
-	INSTALL_PATH=$install_dir make install
+	KSFT_INSTALL_PATH=$install_dir make install
 }
 
 main "$@"