diff --git a/samples/sockmap/Makefile b/samples/sockmap/Makefile
index 73f1da4d116c..9bf2881bd11b 100644
--- a/samples/sockmap/Makefile
+++ b/samples/sockmap/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 hostprogs-y := sockmap
 
 # Libbpf dependencies
-LIBBPF := ../../tools/lib/bpf/bpf.o
+LIBBPF := ../../tools/lib/bpf/bpf.o ../../tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.o
 
 HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
 HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/