diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4488b815..9c4240dd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
+bindir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir'))
 datadir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('datadir'))
 pkgdatadir = join_paths(datadir, meson.project_name())
 if get_option('depdatadir') == ''
@@ -67,4 +68,5 @@ subdir('data')
 subdir('protocols')
 subdir('eek')
 subdir('src')
+subdir('tools')
 subdir('tests')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 7e106c49..e8a369df 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -112,16 +112,3 @@ squeekboard = executable('squeekboard',
     '-DEEK_COMPILATION=1'],
 )
 
-bindir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir'))
-
-test_layout = custom_target('squeekboard-test-layout',
-    build_by_default: true,
-    # meson doesn't track all inputs, cargo does
-    build_always_stale: true,
-    output: ['squeekboard-test-layout'],
-    console: true,
-    command: [cargo_build] + cargo_build_flags
-        + ['--rename', 'test_layout', '@OUTPUT@', '--bin', 'test_layout'],
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: bindir,
-)
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f08f9473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+test_layout = custom_target('squeekboard-test-layout',
+    build_by_default: true,
+    # meson doesn't track all inputs, cargo does
+    build_always_stale: true,
+    output: ['squeekboard-test-layout'],
+    console: true,
+    command: [cargo_build] + cargo_build_flags
+        + ['--rename', 'test_layout', '@OUTPUT@', '--bin', 'test_layout'],
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: bindir,
+)