diff --git a/tools/sptool/Makefile b/tools/sptool/Makefile
index 1fa85fb..5dbcbad 100644
--- a/tools/sptool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/sptool/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2024, Arm Limited. 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}toolchain.mk
 
 SPTOOL  ?= sptool${BIN_EXT}
 PROJECT := $(notdir ${SPTOOL})