diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e8c3a106..a5fe77f23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ infoshell = $(foreach line, $(shell $1 | sed "s/ /__SPACE__/g"), $(info $(subst
 
 # Build tools when building the rom
 # Disable dependency scanning for clean/tidy/tools
-ifeq (,$(filter-out all compare,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+ifeq (,$(filter-out all compare syms modern,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 $(call infoshell, $(MAKE) tools)
 else
 NODEP := 1