diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
index ef8bcabbd9..8a2877333c 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ define HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	echo "#include <linux/kconfig.h>" > $(@D)/include/config.h
 	touch $(@D)/include/config/auto.conf
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/include/generated
+	touch $(@D)/include/generated/autoconf.h
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),$(UBOOT_TOOLS_ENABLE_HASH_ALGOS))
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),echo '#define CONFIG_TOOLS_FIT_PRINT 1' >> $(@D)/include/generated/autoconf.h)
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SIGNATURE_SUPPORT),echo '#define CONFIG_TOOLS_IMAGE_PRE_LOAD 1' >> $(@D)/include/generated/autoconf.h)