diff --git a/tools/fiptool/Makefile b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
index fda7c77..3cb89c6 100644
--- a/tools/fiptool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+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
 
 FIPTOOL ?= fiptool${BIN_EXT}
 PROJECT := $(notdir ${FIPTOOL})