diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index 10218bd2a..e40b70464 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PERL=perl
 # Directories
 
 INSTALL_LOCATION            = $(TOP)
-TOOLS = $(CONFIG)/tools
+TOOLS                       = $(CONFIG)/tools
 
 INSTALL_LOCATION_LIB        = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib
 INSTALL_LOCATION_BIN        = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/bin