diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index 290186ec4e..9e1bec3836 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ define HOST_QEMU_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-vnc-jpeg \
 		--disable-vnc-png \
 		--disable-vnc-sasl \
+		--enable-tools \
 		$(HOST_QEMU_OPTS)
 endef