diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 46350f6b38..00ab3f8106 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -5296,6 +5296,7 @@ INTERNAL_OTATOOLS_MODULES := \
 
 # Additional tools to unpack and repack the apex file.
 INTERNAL_OTATOOLS_MODULES += \
+  apexd_host \
   apexer \
   apex_compression_tool \
   deapexer \