diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index a2bf548d9f..cf8b9fc0fa 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C xc clean
 	$(MAKE) -C misc clean
 	$(MAKE) -C examples clean
+	$(MAKE) -C nsplitd clean
 
diff --git a/tools/nsplitd/Makefile b/tools/nsplitd/Makefile
index 4f59075eb2..661f750ce0 100644
--- a/tools/nsplitd/Makefile
+++ b/tools/nsplitd/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
-ROOT	= ..
 
+CC       = gcc
+CFLAGS  = -Wall -g -O3
 CFILES	= $(wildcard *.c)
 
+HDRS     = $(wildcard *.h)
+OBJS     = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard *.c))
+
 INSTALL_BINS := nsplitd
 
-include $(ROOT)/mk/rules.mk
+all: nsplitd
 
 nsplitd: $(OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o nsplitd $(OBJS)
 
+install: all
+
+dist: all
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) *.o $(INSTALL_BINS)
+
+
+%.o: %.c $(HDRS) Makefile
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<