diff --git a/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f16080e..191dfdf3 100644
--- a/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # takes light theme icons and makes modified copies of them with dark theme stylesheets
 add_executable(generate-symbolic-dark generate-symbolic-dark.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(generate-symbolic-dark PRIVATE Qt6::Core)
+ecm_mark_nongui_executable(generate-symbolic-dark)
 
 # qrc generator
 add_executable(qrcAlias qrcAlias.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(qrcAlias PRIVATE Qt6::Core)
+ecm_mark_nongui_executable(qrcAlias)