diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 689047e9db..256d25c1df 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ TOOLS = $(TOOLSDIR)/rdf2binary $(TOOLSDIR)/convbdf \
 	$(TOOLSDIR)/uclpack $(TOOLSDIR)/mkboot $(TOOLSDIR)/iaudio_bl_flash.c \
 	$(TOOLSDIR)/iaudio_bl_flash.h
 
+ifeq ($(MODELNAME),archosplayer)
+  TOOLS += $(TOOLSDIR)/player_unifont
+endif
 
 ifeq (,$(PREFIX))
 ifdef APP_TYPE
diff --git a/tools/tools.make b/tools/tools.make
index 3350ad03bc..9f16d4c884 100644
--- a/tools/tools.make
+++ b/tools/tools.make
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ $(TOOLSDIR)/convttf: $(TOOLSDIR)/convttf.c
 	$(SILENT)$(HOSTCC) $(TOOLSFLAGS) -lm -O2 -Wall -g $+ -o $@ \
 		`freetype-config --libs` `freetype-config --cflags`
 
+$(TOOLSDIR)/player_unifont: $(TOOLSDIR)/player_unifont.c $(ROOTDIR)/firmware/drivers/lcd-charset-player.c
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $(@F))
+	$(SILENT)$(HOSTCC) $(TOOLSFLAGS) -DARCHOS_PLAYER -D__PCTOOL__ -I$(ROOTDIR)/firmware/export -I. $+ -o $@
+
 # implicit rule for simple tools
 $(TOOLSDIR)/%: $(TOOLSDIR)/%.c
 	$(call PRINTS,CC $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$@))