diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 294c76201f..c01f08a196 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ mmc_spl:	$(TIMESTAMP_FILE) $(VERSION_FILE) depend
 
 $(obj)mmc_spl/u-boot-mmc-spl.bin:	mmc_spl
 
-$(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.bin:		depend
+$(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.bin:	$(SUBDIR_TOOLS) depend
 		$(MAKE) -C spl all
 
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