diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99fc9207ec..3d930d450c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ OBJS-ffserver                 += ffserver_config.o
 
 TESTTOOLS   = audiogen videogen rotozoom tiny_psnr tiny_ssim base64 audiomatch
 HOSTPROGS  := $(TESTTOOLS:%=tests/%) doc/print_options
-TOOLS       = qt-faststart trasher uncoded_frame
-TOOLS-$(CONFIG_ZLIB) += cws2fws
 
 # $(FFLIBS-yes) needs to be in linking order
 FFLIBS-$(CONFIG_AVDEVICE)   += avdevice
@@ -64,6 +62,7 @@ EXAMPLES_FILES := $(wildcard $(SRC_PATH)/doc/examples/*.c) $(SRC_PATH)/doc/examp
 SKIPHEADERS = cmdutils_common_opts.h                                    \
               compat/w32pthreads.h
 
+include $(SRC_PATH)/tools/Makefile
 include $(SRC_PATH)/common.mak
 
 FF_EXTRALIBS := $(FFEXTRALIBS)
@@ -75,10 +74,6 @@ all: $(AVPROGS)
 $(TOOLS): %$(EXESUF): %.o
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDEXEFLAGS) $(LD_O) $^ $(ELIBS)
 
-tools/cws2fws$(EXESUF): ELIBS = $(ZLIB)
-tools/uncoded_frame$(EXESUF): $(FF_DEP_LIBS)
-tools/uncoded_frame$(EXESUF): ELIBS = $(FF_EXTRALIBS)
-
 CONFIGURABLE_COMPONENTS =                                           \
     $(wildcard $(FFLIBS:%=$(SRC_PATH)/lib%/all*.c))                 \
     $(wildcard $(FFLIBS:%=$(SRC_PATH)/lib%/version.h))              \
@@ -136,10 +131,6 @@ $(PROGS): %$(PROGSSUF)$(EXESUF): %$(PROGSSUF)_g$(EXESUF)
 %$(PROGSSUF)_g$(EXESUF): %.o $(FF_DEP_LIBS)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDEXEFLAGS) $(LD_O) $(OBJS-$*) $(FF_EXTRALIBS)
 
-OBJDIRS += tools
-
--include $(wildcard tools/*.d)
-
 VERSION_SH  = $(SRC_PATH)/version.sh
 GIT_LOG     = $(SRC_PATH)/.git/logs/HEAD
 
@@ -184,7 +175,6 @@ uninstall-data:
 clean::
 	$(RM) $(ALLAVPROGS) $(ALLAVPROGS_G)
 	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES)
-	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=tools/%)
 	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=compat/msvcrt/%)
 	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=compat/atomics/pthread/%)
 	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=compat/%)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8e1434f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+TOOLS = qt-faststart trasher uncoded_frame
+TOOLS-$(CONFIG_ZLIB) += cws2fws
+
+tools/cws2fws$(EXESUF): ELIBS = $(ZLIB)
+tools/uncoded_frame$(EXESUF): $(FF_DEP_LIBS)
+tools/uncoded_frame$(EXESUF): ELIBS = $(FF_EXTRALIBS)
+
+OBJDIRS += tools
+
+clean::
+	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=tools/%)
+
+-include $(wildcard tools/*.d)