diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index df3917064456bc4e5c3da0e3dba23c3ba84c2970..9595d6242bc69e60c726a49cab0d34ed730be041 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ tools-$(CONFIG_USE_SPARSE) += sparse
 $(curdir)/bison/compile := $(curdir)/flex/install
 $(curdir)/flex/compile := $(curdir)/automake/install
 $(curdir)/pkg-config/compile := $(curdir)/sed/install
-$(curdir)/libtool/compile := $(curdir)/sed/install
+$(curdir)/libtool/compile := $(curdir)/sed/install $(curdir)/m4/install
 $(curdir)/squashfs/compile := $(curdir)/lzma-old/install
 $(curdir)/squashfs4/compile := $(curdir)/xz/install
 $(curdir)/quilt/compile := $(curdir)/sed/install $(curdir)/autoconf/install $(curdir)/findutils/install