diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@
 .for _tool in ${_bootstrap_tools_links}
 ${_bt}-link-${_tool}: .PHONY
 	@rm -f "${WORLDTMP}/legacy/bin/${_tool}"; \
-	source_path=`which ${_tool}`; \
+	source_path=`which ${_tool} || true`; \
 	if [ ! -e "$${source_path}" ] ; then \
 		echo "Cannot find host tool '${_tool}'"; false; \
 	fi; \