diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_cpp.cpp b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_cpp.cpp
index a8d2e9a87fbf..6edcb541cc90 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_cpp.cpp
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_cpp.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include <bpf/libbpf.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf.h>
 #include <bpf/btf.h>
+
+#ifndef _Bool
+#define _Bool bool
+#endif
 #include "test_core_extern.skel.h"
 
 /* do nothing, just make sure we can link successfully */