diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 1cb493b154..49f6a7fdbc 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ $(DEPFILE) dep:
 bin: $(DEPFILE) $(TOOLS) $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY)
 rocks: $(DEPFILE) $(TOOLS) $(ROCKS)
 codecs: $(DEPFILE) $(TOOLS) $(CODECS)
+tools: $(TOOLS)
 
 -include $(DEPFILE)