diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4b287a0aaf..6054437a5b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ CFG_SSE=auto
 CFG_FONTCONFIG=auto
 CFG_LIBFREETYPE=auto
 CFG_SQL_AVAILABLE=
-QT_DEFAULT_BUILD_PARTS="libs examples"
+QT_DEFAULT_BUILD_PARTS="libs tools examples"
 CFG_BUILD_PARTS=""
 CFG_NOBUILD_PARTS=""
 CFG_RELEASE_QMAKE=no
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index f2146e6f51..63d8b7d291 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Configure::Configure(int& argc, char** argv)
         }
     }
 
-    defaultBuildParts << QStringLiteral("libs") << QStringLiteral("examples");
+    defaultBuildParts << QStringLiteral("libs") << QStringLiteral("tools") << QStringLiteral("examples");
     dictionary[ "QT_SOURCE_TREE" ]    = sourcePath;
     dictionary[ "QT_BUILD_TREE" ]     = buildPath;
     dictionary[ "QT_INSTALL_PREFIX" ] = installPath;