diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index 59fbb3916..aeac7277d 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
   OPTION(WITH_NELNS               "Build NeL Network Services."                   OFF)
   OPTION(WITH_RYZOM               "Build Ryzom Core."                             ON )
   OPTION(WITH_SNOWBALLS           "Build Snowballs."                              OFF)
+  OPTION(WITH_TOOLS               "Build Tools"                                   OFF)
 ENDMACRO(NL_SETUP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
 
 MACRO(NL_SETUP_NEL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
diff --git a/code/tool/CMakeLists.txt b/code/tool/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5198e56c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(bin2c)
diff --git a/code/tool/bin2c/CMakeLists.txt b/code/tool/bin2c/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adf2787d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/tool/bin2c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp *.h)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(bin2c ${SRC})
+
+NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(bin2c "Tools: bin2c")
+NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS(bin2c)
+
+INSTALL(TARGETS bin2c RUNTIME DESTINATION ${NL_BIN_PREFIX} COMPONENT tools)