diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
index afd18c678ff5..f4916d402c03 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ warnings: $(WARNINGS)
 	$(ERROR_OUT)
 endif
 
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
 rtla: $(OBJ)
 	$(CC) -o rtla $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJ) $(LIBS)