diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.build b/tools/build/Makefile.build
index 10df57237a66..69c35cf09cad 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.build
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.build
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ subdir-obj-y :=
 
 # Build definitions
 build-file := $(dir)/Build
-include $(build-file)
+-include $(build-file)
 
 quiet_cmd_flex  = FLEX     $@
 quiet_cmd_bison = BISON    $@
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/Build b/tools/build/tests/ex/Build
index 0e6c3e6767e6..70d876237c57 100644
--- a/tools/build/tests/ex/Build
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/Build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ex-y += ex.o
 ex-y += a.o
 ex-y += b.o
 ex-y += empty/
+ex-y += empty2/
 
 libex-y += c.o
 libex-y += d.o
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/empty2/README b/tools/build/tests/ex/empty2/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2107cc5bf5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/empty2/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This directory is left intentionally without Build file
+to test proper nesting into Build-less directories.