diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_0.3.3.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_0.3.3.bb
index 96615eb..3ecfffd 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_0.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgpiod/libgpiod_0.3.3.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 require libgpiod.inc
 
+# enable tools
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= "tools"
+
 PACKAGECONFIG[tests] = "--enable-tests,--disable-tests,kmod udev"
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "2aa1e1a80c3c919ae142ab9a55fb59ca"