diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 3b05b8ed420e..420f66f660e8 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.62 2003/03/07 01:14:30 thorpej Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.63 2003/03/25 23:43:49 pooka Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ SUBDIR=	host-mkdep .WAIT compat .WAIT \
 	yacc .WAIT \
 	lex .WAIT \
 	${TOOLCHAIN_BITS} \
-		asn1_compile cat cksum compile_et config installboot lint1 \
-		makefs menuc mklocale msgc pax pwd_mkdb sunlabel zic
+		asn1_compile cat cksum compile_et config file installboot \
+		lint1 makefs menuc mklocale msgc pax pwd_mkdb sunlabel zic
 
 .if ${MKMAN} != "no"
 SUBDIR+=	groff
diff --git a/tools/file/Makefile b/tools/file/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..647c31582928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/file/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2003/03/25 23:43:50 pooka Exp $
+#
+
+GNUHOSTDIST=	${.CURDIR}/../../dist/file
+
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--program-prefix=${_TOOL_PREFIX}
+
+.include "${.CURDIR}/../Makefile.gnuhost"