diff --git a/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass b/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass
index 9caec0e..319fe5f 100644
--- a/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qt6-cmake.bbclass
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE += "\
     -DQT_BUILD_INTERNALS_NO_FORCE_SET_INSTALL_PREFIX=ON \
     -DCMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL=${QT_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL} \
 "
+QT_FORCE_BUILD_TOOLS ?= "OFF"
 EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:class-target = "\
     -DQT_HOST_PATH:PATH=${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/ \
-    -DQT_FORCE_BUILD_TOOLS=ON \
+    -DQT_FORCE_BUILD_TOOLS=${QT_FORCE_BUILD_TOOLS} \
 "
 EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:class-nativesdk = "\
     -DQT_HOST_PATH:PATH=${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/ \