diff --git a/srcpkgs/u-boot-tools/template b/srcpkgs/u-boot-tools/template
index e7efda46885..e3908d65dfc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/u-boot-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/u-boot-tools/template
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ do_configure() {
 	make ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} tools-only_defconfig
 }
 
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} tools-all
+	make ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} tools-only
+	make ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} envtools
+}
+
 do_check() {
 	# skip tests for now. requires some gymnastics to make the python scripts
 	# find libfdt. the most useful target appears to be "make tcheck"