diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9d50048ab954..6a86f90f48fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ tools/test/audio/zeros_in.raw
 __pycache__
 .checkpatch-camelcase.git.*
 
-build*/
 
 # Eclipse project metadata
 .settings
diff --git a/scripts/build-tools.sh b/scripts/build-tools.sh
index de41f652debf..c711b0aae4bd 100755
--- a/scripts/build-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-tools.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ main()
                 CMAKE_ONLY BUILD_ALL
         SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
         SOF_REPO=$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")
-        : "${BUILD_TOOLS_DIR:=$SOF_REPO/tools/build_tools}"
+        : "${BUILD_TOOLS_DIR:=$SOF_REPO/../build_tools}"
         : "${NO_PROCESSORS:=$(nproc)}"
         BUILD_ALL=false