1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index bb6e3e1645..9c95182679 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ export APPEXTRA=@APPEXTRA@
 export ENABLEDPLUGINS=@PLUGINS@
 export SOFTWARECODECS=@CODECS@
 export EXTRA_DEFINES=@EXTRADEF@
+export HOSTCC=gcc
 export CC=@CC@
 export LD=@LD@
 export AR=@AR@
@@ -891,6 +892,9 @@ clean:
         @\$(MAKE) -C \$(APPSDIR) clean OBJDIR=\$(BUILDDIR)/@APPS@
         @rm -rf rockbox.zip TAGS @APPS@ firmware comsim sim lang.h
 
+tools:
+        \$(MAKE) -C \$(TOOLSDIR) CC=\$(HOSTCC)
+
 tags:
         @rm -f TAGS
         \$(MAKE) -C \$(FIRMDIR) tags