subdir-ccflags-y += \
        $(call as-instr,movntdqa (%eax)$(comma)%xmm0,-DCONFIG_AS_MOVNTDQA)
 
-# Extra header tests
-header-test-pattern-$(CONFIG_DRM_I915_WERROR) := *.h
-
 subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(srctree)/$(src)
 
 # Please keep these build lists sorted!
 i915-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += i915_pmu.o
 
 # "Graphics Technology" (aka we talk to the gpu)
-obj-y += gt/
 gt-y += \
        gt/debugfs_engines.o \
        gt/debugfs_gt.o \
 i915-y += $(gt-y)
 
 # GEM (Graphics Execution Management) code
-obj-y += gem/
 gem-y += \
        gem/i915_gem_busy.o \
        gem/i915_gem_clflush.o \
          intel_wopcm.o
 
 # general-purpose microcontroller (GuC) support
-obj-y += gt/uc/
 i915-y += gt/uc/intel_uc.o \
          gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.o \
          gt/uc/intel_guc.o \
          gt/uc/intel_huc_fw.o
 
 # modesetting core code
-obj-y += display/
 i915-y += \
        display/intel_atomic.o \
        display/intel_atomic_plane.o \
        display/vlv_dsi_pll.o
 
 # perf code
-obj-y += oa/
 i915-y += \
        oa/i915_oa_hsw.o \
        oa/i915_oa_bdw.o \
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_I915) += i915.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_I915_GVT_KVMGT) += gvt/kvmgt.o
+
+# header test
+
+# exclude some broken headers from the test coverage
+no-header-test := \
+       display/intel_vbt_defs.h \
+       gem/selftests/huge_gem_object.h \
+       gem/selftests/mock_gem_object.h \
+       gvt/execlist.h \
+       gvt/fb_decoder.h \
+       gvt/gtt.h \
+       gvt/gvt.h \
+       gvt/interrupt.h \
+       gvt/mmio_context.h \
+       gvt/mpt.h \
+       gvt/scheduler.h \
+       selftests/i915_live_selftests.h \
+       selftests/i915_mock_selftests.h \
+       selftests/i915_perf_selftests.h \
+       selftests/igt_live_test.h
+
+extra-$(CONFIG_DRM_I915_WERROR) += \
+       $(patsubst %.h,%.hdrtest, $(filter-out $(no-header-test), \
+               $(shell cd $(srctree)/$(src) && find * -name '*.h')))
+
+quiet_cmd_hdrtest = HDRTEST $(patsubst %.hdrtest,%.h,$@)
+      cmd_hdrtest = $(CC) $(c_flags) -S -o /dev/null -x c /dev/null -include $<; touch $@
+
+$(obj)/%.hdrtest: $(src)/%.h FORCE
+       $(call if_changed_dep,hdrtest)