bindir ?= /usr/bin
-ifeq ($(srctree),)
+# This will work when gpio is built in tools env. where srctree
+# isn't set and when invoked from selftests build, where srctree
+# is set to ".". building_out_of_srctree is undefined for in srctree
+# builds
+ifndef building_out_of_srctree
srctree := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(CURDIR)))
srctree := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(srctree)))
endif