diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8127218..29dda4c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /output
 /site
 /tmp
+/tools
 /packages
 .bash_history
 .subversion
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 695b1bc7..de84571e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ container: FORCE
 	@scripts/container.sh
 
 
+tools:
+	mkdir -p tools
+	gcc -o tools/enter-network-config-mode package/gluon-setup-mode/src/send-network-request.c
+
 all: config
 	+@
 	$(GLUON_ENV) $(LUA) scripts/clean_output.lua
@@ -201,6 +205,7 @@ all: config
 	$(GLUON_ENV) $(LUA) scripts/copy_output.lua
 
 clean download: config
+	rm -rf tools
 	+@$(OPENWRTMAKE) $@
 
 dirclean: FORCE