diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/Makefile b/drivers/staging/greybus/Makefile
index 7fd1fc392809..29c4c8b25f13 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ccflags-y := -Wall
 # needed for trace events
 ccflags-y += -I$(src)
 
-all: module tools
+all: module
 
 tools::
 	$(MAKE) -C tools KERNELDIR=$(realpath $(KERNELDIR))