diff --git a/tools/cert_create/Makefile b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
index b911d19..4203405 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 BINARY		:= $(notdir ${CRTTOOL})
 COT		:= tbbr
 
+toolchains := host
+
 MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY := ../../make_helpers/
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}build_macros.mk
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}build_env.mk
 include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}defaults.mk
+include ${MAKE_HELPERS_DIRECTORY}toolchain.mk
 
 ifneq (${PLAT},none)
 TF_PLATFORM_ROOT	:=	../../plat/
@@ -108,4 +111,3 @@
 
 realclean: clean
 	$(call SHELL_DELETE,${BINARY})
-