diff --git a/tools/fiptool/Makefile b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
index 0ede6ce..df8ab5c 100644
--- a/tools/fiptool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}build_macros.mk
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}build_env.mk
 
+FIPTOOL ?= fiptool${BIN_EXT}
 PROJECT := $(notdir ${FIPTOOL})
 OBJECTS := fiptool.o tbbr_config.o
 V ?= 0