diff --git a/tools/cgroup/Makefile b/tools/cgroup/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Makefile for cgroup tools
+
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra
+
+all: cgroup_event_listener
+%: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) cgroup_event_listener