diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index f72294a..2731b7a 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@
 fit_info-objs   := $(dumpimage-mkimage-objs) fit_info.o
 fit_check_sign-objs   := $(dumpimage-mkimage-objs) fit_check_sign.o
 
+hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA) += _libfdt.so
+_libfdt.so-sharedobjs += $(LIBFDT_OBJS)
+libfdt:
+
+tools/_libfdt.so: $(patsubst %.o,%.c,$(LIBFDT_OBJS)) tools/libfdt_wrap.c
+	python $(srctree)/lib/libfdt/setup.py "$(_hostc_flags)" $^
+	mv _libfdt.so $@
+
+tools/libfdt_wrap.c: $(srctree)/lib/libfdt/libfdt.swig
+	swig -python -o $@ $<
+
 # TODO(sjg@chromium.org): Is this correct on Mac OS?
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_MX23)$(CONFIG_MX28),)