diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 441f95455c..e53c452022 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ all: $(DEPFILE) build
 # Subdir makefiles. their primary purpose is to populate SRC, OTHER_SRC &
 # ASMDEFS_SRC but they also define special dependencies and compile rules
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/tools.make
-include $(FIRMDIR)/firmware.make
 
 ifeq (,$(findstring checkwps,$(APPSDIR)))
   ifeq (,$(findstring database,$(APPSDIR)))
+    include $(FIRMDIR)/firmware.make
     include $(ROOTDIR)/lib/skin_parser/skin_parser.make
     include $(ROOTDIR)/apps/bitmaps/bitmaps.make
   endif