diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index ae9cf74..ee03195 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@
 $(obj)/%.lst: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_lst_c)
 
+# Dummy C sources for header test (header-test-y target)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+quiet_cmd_header_test = HDRTEST $@
+      cmd_header_test = echo "\#include \"$*.h\"" > $@
+
+$(obj)/%.hdrtest.c:
+	$(call cmd,header_test)
+
 # Compile assembler sources (.S)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index f1f38c8..3e630fc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 extra-$(CONFIG_OF_ALL_DTBS) += $(patsubst %.dtb,%.dt.yaml, $(dtb-))
 endif
 
+# Test self-contained headers
+extra-$(CONFIG_HEADER_TEST) += $(patsubst %.h,%.hdrtest.o,$(header-test-y))
+
 # Add subdir path
 
 extra-y		:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(extra-y))