diff --git a/tools/flex/Makefile b/tools/flex/Makefile
index da037ae72d8..86ba5a4415d 100644
--- a/tools/flex/Makefile
+++ b/tools/flex/Makefile
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-shared
 
+define Host/Compile
+	$(call Host/Compile/Default,SUBDIRS='src tools')
+endef
+
 define Host/Install
-	$(call Host/Install/Default)
+	$(call Host/Compile/Default,install SUBDIRS='src tools')
 	$(LN) flex $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/lex
 endef
 
 define Host/Uninstall
-	-$(call Host/Compile/Default,uninstall)
+	-$(call Host/Compile/Default,uninstall SUBDIRS='src tools')
 endef
 
 define Host/Clean
diff --git a/tools/flex/patches/100-disable-tests-docs.patch b/tools/flex/patches/100-disable-tests-docs.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f7097f2127d..00000000000
--- a/tools/flex/patches/100-disable-tests-docs.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile.am
-+++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
- 
- SUBDIRS = \
- 	src \
--	doc \
--	examples \
- 	po \
--	tests \
- 	tools
- 
- # Create the ChangeLog, but only if we're inside a git working directory