diff --git a/tools/llvm-mc/Makefile b/tools/llvm-mc/Makefile
index ab9c5b6f608..9bfb773076d 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-mc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/llvm-mc/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ TOOLNAME = llvm-mc
 
 # This tool has no plugins, optimize startup time.
 TOOL_NO_EXPORTS = 1
+NO_INSTALL = 1
 
 # Include this here so we can get the configuration of the targets
 # that have been configured for construction. We have to do this