diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fba2a28df2e7df36332c526dc23d569acd371e97..4f18d46bf23199b5d4d3bcc34d80735eea190570 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ install (DIRECTORY examples DESTINATION share/corsika)
 #
 # tools
 #
-install (DIRECTORY tools DESTINATION share/corsika)
+add_subdirectory (tools)
 
 
 
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..02b0ff18968a2d183acb2ee96f32a683bc941dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+set (scripts
+  plot_crossings.sh
+  plot_tracks.sh
+  read_hist.py
+  )
+
+install (PROGRAMS ${scripts} DESTINATION share/corsika/tools)