diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index fcaf4786463..0f7a380984a 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ src_platformsupport.target = sub-platformsupport
       src_declarative.depends += src_opengl
       src_webkit.depends += src_opengl
    }
+   src_v8.depends += src_tools_mkv8snapshot
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tools/mkv8snapshot/mkv8snapshot.pro b/src/tools/mkv8snapshot/mkv8snapshot.pro
index 8070b5426b9..cd2b20456a0 100644
--- a/src/tools/mkv8snapshot/mkv8snapshot.pro
+++ b/src/tools/mkv8snapshot/mkv8snapshot.pro
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ SOURCES += \
 unix:LIBS += -lpthread
 
 # We don't need to install this tool, it's only used for building v8.
+# However we do have to make sure that 'make install' builds it.
+dummytarget.CONFIG = dummy_install
+INSTALLS += dummytarget