--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -914,10 +914,6 @@ CRTTOOL			?=	${CRTTOOLPATH}/cert_create$
 ENCTOOLPATH		?=	tools/encrypt_fw
 ENCTOOL			?=	${ENCTOOLPATH}/encrypt_fw${BIN_EXT}
 
-# Variables for use with Firmware Image Package
-FIPTOOLPATH		?=	tools/fiptool
-FIPTOOL			?=	${FIPTOOLPATH}/fiptool${BIN_EXT}
-
 # Variables for use with sptool
 SPTOOLPATH		?=	tools/sptool
 SPTOOL			?=	${SPTOOLPATH}/sptool${BIN_EXT}
@@ -1322,13 +1318,6 @@ endif
 clean:
 	@echo "  CLEAN"
 	$(call SHELL_REMOVE_DIR,${BUILD_PLAT})
-ifdef UNIX_MK
-	${Q}${MAKE} --no-print-directory -C ${FIPTOOLPATH} clean
-else
-# Clear the MAKEFLAGS as we do not want
-# to pass the gnumake flags to nmake.
-	${Q}set MAKEFLAGS= && ${MSVC_NMAKE} /nologo /f ${FIPTOOLPATH}/Makefile.msvc FIPTOOLPATH=$(subst /,\,$(FIPTOOLPATH)) FIPTOOL=$(subst /,\,$(FIPTOOL)) clean
-endif
 	${Q}${MAKE} PLAT=${PLAT} --no-print-directory -C ${CRTTOOLPATH} clean
 	${Q}${MAKE} PLAT=${PLAT} --no-print-directory -C ${ENCTOOLPATH} clean
 	${Q}${MAKE} --no-print-directory -C ${ROMLIBPATH} clean
@@ -1337,13 +1326,6 @@ realclean distclean:
 	@echo "  REALCLEAN"
 	$(call SHELL_REMOVE_DIR,${BUILD_BASE})
 	$(call SHELL_DELETE_ALL, ${CURDIR}/cscope.*)
-ifdef UNIX_MK
-	${Q}${MAKE} --no-print-directory -C ${FIPTOOLPATH} clean
-else
-# Clear the MAKEFLAGS as we do not want
-# to pass the gnumake flags to nmake.
-	${Q}set MAKEFLAGS= && ${MSVC_NMAKE} /nologo /f ${FIPTOOLPATH}/Makefile.msvc FIPTOOLPATH=$(subst /,\,$(FIPTOOLPATH)) FIPTOOL=$(subst /,\,$(FIPTOOL)) realclean
-endif
 	${Q}${MAKE} --no-print-directory -C ${SPTOOLPATH} clean
 	${Q}${MAKE} PLAT=${PLAT} --no-print-directory -C ${CRTTOOLPATH} clean
 	${Q}${MAKE} PLAT=${PLAT} --no-print-directory -C ${ENCTOOLPATH} realclean
@@ -1400,7 +1382,7 @@ certificates: ${CRT_DEPS} ${CRTTOOL}
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
 endif
 
-${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME}: ${FIP_DEPS} ${FIPTOOL}
+${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME}: ${FIP_DEPS}
	$(eval ${CHECK_FIP_CMD})
	${Q}${FIPTOOL} create ${FIP_ARGS} $@
	${Q}${FIPTOOL} info $@
@@ -1417,7 +1399,7 @@ fwu_certificates: ${FWU_CRT_DEPS} ${CRTT
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
 endif
 
-${BUILD_PLAT}/${FWU_FIP_NAME}: ${FWU_FIP_DEPS} ${FIPTOOL}
+${BUILD_PLAT}/${FWU_FIP_NAME}: ${FWU_FIP_DEPS}
	$(eval ${CHECK_FWU_FIP_CMD})
	${Q}${FIPTOOL} create ${FWU_FIP_ARGS} $@
	${Q}${FIPTOOL} info $@
@@ -1425,19 +1407,9 @@ ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FWU_FIP_NAME}: ${FWU_FIP
 	@echo "Built $@ successfully"
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
 
-fiptool: ${FIPTOOL}
 fip: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME}
 fwu_fip: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FWU_FIP_NAME}
 
-${FIPTOOL}: FORCE
-ifdef UNIX_MK
-	${Q}${MAKE} CPPFLAGS="-DVERSION='\"${VERSION_STRING}\"'" FIPTOOL=${FIPTOOL} --no-print-directory -C ${FIPTOOLPATH}
-else
-# Clear the MAKEFLAGS as we do not want
-# to pass the gnumake flags to nmake.
-	${Q}set MAKEFLAGS= && ${MSVC_NMAKE} /nologo /f ${FIPTOOLPATH}/Makefile.msvc FIPTOOLPATH=$(subst /,\,$(FIPTOOLPATH)) FIPTOOL=$(subst /,\,$(FIPTOOL))
-endif
-
 sptool: ${SPTOOL}
 ${SPTOOL}: FORCE
	${Q}${MAKE} CPPFLAGS="-DVERSION='\"${VERSION_STRING}\"'" SPTOOL=${SPTOOL} --no-print-directory -C ${SPTOOLPATH}
--- a/tools/fiptool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ all: ${PROJECT}
 
 ${PROJECT}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
-	${Q}${HOSTCC} ${OBJECTS} -o $@ ${LDLIBS}
+	${Q}${HOSTCC} ${OBJECTS} -o $@ ${LDLIBS} $(LDFLAGS)
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
 	@echo "Built $@ successfully"
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}