diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
index c038bd565d5..ab8d4b2586b 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ define_property(
   BRIEF_DOCS "NuttX application libs"
   FULL_DOCS "List of all NuttX application libraries")
 
+# Create a directory for the application binaries
+if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+endif()
+
 # ~~~
 # nuttx_add_application
 #
diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_add_romfs.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_add_romfs.cmake
index 43d4b8bfdfa..6ae2840df88 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_add_romfs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_add_romfs.cmake
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ function(nuttx_add_cromfs)
             copy_directory ${PATH} cromfs_${NAME} \; fi
     COMMAND if \[ \"${FILES}\" != \"\" \]; then ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
             ${FILES} cromfs_${NAME} \; fi
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/gencromfs cromfs_${NAME} cromfs_${NAME}.c
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin_host/gencromfs cromfs_${NAME}
+            cromfs_${NAME}.c
     DEPENDS ${DEPENDS})
 
   add_library(cromfs_${NAME} OBJECT cromfs_${NAME}.c)
diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake
index 7e158ec4563..4d76d779245 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake
@@ -321,3 +321,22 @@ add_custom_target(
     ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo
     "'$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nuttx_target_interface,ALL_TARGETS>'" >> target_dump
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+
+# Generate host tools CMake binary directory
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -B ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin_host -S
+                        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools)
+
+# Function: nuttx_build_host_target
+#
+# generate build common tools host target
+#
+# Usage: nuttx_build_host_target(mkdeps)
+function(nuttx_build_host_target target)
+  if(TARGET ${target})
+    return()
+  endif()
+  add_custom_target(
+    ${target}
+    COMMAND cmake --build ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin_host --target ${target}
+    SOURCES ${ARGN})
+endfunction()
diff --git a/syscall/CMakeLists.txt b/syscall/CMakeLists.txt
index 2dc25325878..4555ffd532e 100644
--- a/syscall/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/syscall/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,12 +25,7 @@ list(TRANSFORM SYSCALLS REPLACE "^\"([^,]+)\",.+" "\\1")
 list(TRANSFORM SYSCALLS APPEND ".c")
 
 # generate the host tool
-
-add_custom_target(
-  mksyscall
-  COMMAND cmake -B ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin -S ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools && cmake
-          --build ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin --target mksyscall
-  SOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/mksyscall.c)
+nuttx_build_host_target(mksyscall ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/mksyscall.c)
 
 if(CONFIG_LIB_SYSCALL)
   add_subdirectory(proxies)
diff --git a/syscall/proxies/CMakeLists.txt b/syscall/proxies/CMakeLists.txt
index 97a79e1e99a..83ff0c1d8af 100644
--- a/syscall/proxies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/syscall/proxies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ list(TRANSFORM SYSCALLS PREPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/PROXY_")
 # generate files
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SYSCALLS}
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/mksyscall -p
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin_host/mksyscall -p
           ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../syscall.csv
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   DEPENDS mksyscall)
diff --git a/syscall/stubs/CMakeLists.txt b/syscall/stubs/CMakeLists.txt
index fdb884510c2..59e56f75117 100644
--- a/syscall/stubs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/syscall/stubs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ list(TRANSFORM SYSCALLS PREPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/STUB_")
 # generate files
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SYSCALLS}
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/mksyscall -s
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin_host/mksyscall -s
           ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../syscall.csv
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   DEPENDS mksyscall)
diff --git a/syscall/wraps/CMakeLists.txt b/syscall/wraps/CMakeLists.txt
index bb0dc504817..6d3e218e51c 100644
--- a/syscall/wraps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/syscall/wraps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ list(TRANSFORM SYSCALLS PREPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/WRAP_")
 # generate files
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${SYSCALLS}
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/mksyscall -w
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin_host/mksyscall -w
           ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../syscall.csv
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   DEPENDS mksyscall)