diff --git a/scripts/build-tools.sh b/scripts/build-tools.sh
index f18ddd9e0a87..7a8a8fad870f 100755
--- a/scripts/build-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-tools.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 cd tools
-./autogen.sh
-./configure
+
+mkdir build_tools
+cd build_tools
+cmake ..
 make -j$(nproc)
 if [[ "$1" == "-t" ]]; then
 	make tests -j$(nproc)
 fi
-cd ../
+cd ../../
diff --git a/scripts/sof-target-install.sh b/scripts/sof-target-install.sh
index f1aa903a12e8..6928eb12d2fd 100755
--- a/scripts/sof-target-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/sof-target-install.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# usage: ./scripts/sof-target-intsall.sh up2-hostname ip
+# usage: ./scripts/sof-target-install.sh up2-hostname ip
 
 for host in $@
 do
 	scp build_*_*/sof-*.ri root@${host}:/lib/firmware/intel/sof/
-	# TODO: need modify when tools CMAKE build system updated
-	scp tools/topology/*.tplg root@${host}:/lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg/
-	scp tools/logger/sof-logger \
+	scp tools/build_tools/topology/*.tplg root@${host}:/lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg/
+	scp tools/build_tools/logger/sof-logger \
 		build_*_*/src/arch/xtensa/sof-*.ldc \
 		tools/coredumper/* \
-		tools/eqctl/sof-eqctl \
+		tools/build_tools/eqctl/sof-eqctl \
 		tools/kmod_scripts/* \
 		root@${host}:~/
 done
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfdbc222da0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+
+if("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+	message(FATAL_ERROR
+		" In-source builds are not supported.\n"
+		" Please remove CMakeCache.txt and the CMakeFiles directory.\n"
+		" Then specify a build directory. Example: cmake -Bbuild ..."
+	)
+endif()
+
+project(SOF_TOOLS C)
+
+set(SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
+
+add_subdirectory(logger)
+add_subdirectory(eqctl)
+add_subdirectory(topology)
+add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index da48543f1672..000000000000
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-SUBDIRS = logger topology eqctl
-TESTDIR = test/topology
-
-tests:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR)
diff --git a/tools/README b/tools/README
index 07e9777d67a8..401ac199f133 100644
--- a/tools/README
+++ b/tools/README
@@ -7,34 +7,11 @@ DSP firmwares for ALSA.
 Building and Installing
 =======================
 
-./autogen.sh (only needed first time)
-./configure
+cmake -Bbuild .
+cd build
 make
 make install
 
-
-rimage
-======
-
-rimage is used to convert ELF executable firmware files to the firmware file
-formats used by the kernel drivers.
-
-e.g.
-
-rimage -i elf_file -o kernel_file -m machine
-
-rimage can also convert kernel firmware formats to flat binaries formats to
-assist in debugging :-
-
-e.g. convert to flat binary, then ELF then dissasemble
-
-rimage -i /lib/firmware/intel/reef-byt.ri -o image.bin -b -m byt
-
-xtensa-byt-elf-objcopy -I binary -O elf32-xtensa-le -B xtensa image.bin image.bin.elf
-
-xtensa-byt-elf-objdump -D image.bin.elf > image.dis.txt
-
-
 sof-logger
 ======
 
@@ -130,4 +107,4 @@ tests
 
 To generate all test configuration files:
 
-make tests
\ No newline at end of file
+make tests
diff --git a/tools/autogen.sh b/tools/autogen.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3b379b6014f2..000000000000
--- a/tools/autogen.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-libtoolize -c --force
-aclocal -I m4 --install
-autoconf -Wall
-autoheader
-automake -a --copy --foreign --add-missing
diff --git a/tools/configure.ac b/tools/configure.ac
deleted file mode 100644
index 829937a699b0..000000000000
--- a/tools/configure.ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-
-AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([sof-tools], [1.0.1])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([logger/logger.c])
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([eqctl/eqctl.c])
-AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AC_CHECK_HEADER([sof/uapi/abi.h])
-AC_CHECK_PROG([XARGS], xargs, "yes", "no", [$PATH])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(XARGS, test "$XARGS" = "yes")
-
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-
-dnl Initialize maintainer mode
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
-
-AC_PROG_CC
-
-AC_OUTPUT([
-	Makefile
-	logger/Makefile
-	eqctl/Makefile
-	topology/Makefile
-	topology/common/Makefile
-	topology/platform/Makefile
-	topology/platform/intel/Makefile
-	topology/platform/common/Makefile
-	topology/m4/Makefile
-	topology/sof/Makefile
-	test/topology/Makefile
-])
-
-echo "
-
-prefix:                        ${prefix}
-Compiler:                      ${CC}
-CFLAGS:                        ${CFLAGS}
-"
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..81707cdf1352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+add_executable(sof-eqctl
+	eqctl.c
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(sof-eqctl PRIVATE
+	"-lasound"
+)
+
+install(TARGETS sof-eqctl DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/Makefile.am b/tools/eqctl/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index c1759c05b65a..000000000000
--- a/tools/eqctl/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-LDADD = -lasound
-
-bin_PROGRAMS = sof-eqctl
-
-sof_eqctl_SOURCES = \
-	eqctl.c
diff --git a/tools/logger/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/logger/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..317d950a4085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/logger/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+add_executable(sof-logger
+	logger.c
+	convert.c
+)
+
+target_compile_options(sof-logger PRIVATE
+	-Wall -Werror
+)
+
+target_include_directories(sof-logger PRIVATE
+	"${SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}/src/include"
+	"${SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}"
+)
+
+install(TARGETS sof-logger DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/tools/logger/Makefile.am b/tools/logger/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a154135c7aa..000000000000
--- a/tools/logger/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS = sof-logger
-
-sof_logger_SOURCES = \
-	logger.c \
-	convert.c 
-
-sof_logger_CFLAGS = \
-	-I ../../src/include \
-	-I ../../ \
-	-Wall \
-	-Werror
diff --git a/tools/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7463f9cf1473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory(topology)
diff --git a/tools/test/topology/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/topology/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..894eb730df26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/topology/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+file(GLOB TPLG_DEPS
+	../../topology/platform/intel/*.m4
+	../../topology/common/*.m4
+	../../topology/m4/*.m4
+	../../topology/sof/*.m4
+)
+
+find_program(XARGS NAMES xargs PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+
+if(${XARGS} STREQUAL XARGS-NOTFOUND)
+	set(USE_XARGS "no")
+else()
+	set(USE_XARGS "yes")
+endif()
+
+add_custom_target(tests
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env
+		SOF_TPLG_BUILD_OUTPUT=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+		USE_XARGS=${USE_XARGS}
+		./tplg-build.sh
+	DEPENDS ${TPLG_DEPS}
+	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+	VERBATIM
+	USES_TERMINAL
+)
+
+add_custom_target(tests-clean
+	COMMAND rm -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/*.conf
+	COMMAND rm -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/*.tplg
+	VERBATIM
+	USES_TERMINAL
+)
diff --git a/tools/test/topology/Makefile.am b/tools/test/topology/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index be2830bd2b92..000000000000
--- a/tools/test/topology/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# Dependencies
-#
-
-if XARGS
-export USE_XARGS=yes
-endif
-
-DEPS = \
-	../../topology/platform/intel/*.m4 \
-	../../topology/common/*.m4 \
-	../../topology/m4/*.m4 \
-	../../topology/sof/*.m4
-
-# Uncomment the following line if you want to debug conf files
-.PRECIOUS: %.conf
-
-all : *.m4 ${DEPS}
-	./tplg-build.sh
-
-clean-local:
-	rm -f *.conf
-	rm -f *.tplg
-
-
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	test-capture.m4 \
-	test-playback.m4 \
-	test-tone-playback.m4 \
-	test-all.m4 \
-	tplg-build.sh
diff --git a/tools/test/topology/tplg-build.sh b/tools/test/topology/tplg-build.sh
index 9df05ac71154..5d7af3b1f628 100755
--- a/tools/test/topology/tplg-build.sh
+++ b/tools/test/topology/tplg-build.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ set -e
 # M4 preprocessor flags
 export M4PATH="../../topology/:../../topology/m4:../../topology/common:../../topology/platform/intel:../../topology/platform/common"
 
+if [ -z "$SOF_TPLG_BUILD_OUTPUT" ]
+then
+      BUILD_OUTPUT="."
+else
+      BUILD_OUTPUT="$SOF_TPLG_BUILD_OUTPUT"
+fi
+
 # Simple component test cases
 # can be used on components with 1 sink and 1 source.
 SIMPLE_TESTS=(test-all test-capture test-playback)
@@ -63,9 +70,9 @@ function simple_test {
 				-DTEST_DMIC_DUTY_MAX=${12} \
 				-DTEST_DMIC_SAMPLE_RATE=${13} \
 				-DTEST_DMIC_PDM_CONFIG=${14} \
-				$i.m4 > ${TFILE}.conf
-			echo "Compiling test $i -> ${TFILE}.tplg"
-			alsatplg -v 1 -c ${TFILE}.conf -o ${TFILE}.tplg
+				$i.m4 > "$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.conf"
+			echo "Compiling test $i -> $BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.tplg"
+			alsatplg -v 1 -c "$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.conf" -o "$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.tplg"
 		else
 			if [ "$USE_XARGS" == "yes" ]
 			then
@@ -85,9 +92,9 @@ function simple_test {
 						-DTEST_SSP_MCLK=${11},-DTEST_SSP_PHY_BITS=$8\
 						-DTEST_SSP_DATA_BITS=$9,-DTEST_SSP_MODE=${12}\
 						-DTEST_SSP_MCLK_ID=${13},-DTEST_DAI_TYPE=$5\
-						$i.m4,${TFILE},"
+						$i.m4,$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE},"
 					#create input string for batch processing of conf files
-					TEST_STRINGS+=${TFILE}","
+					TEST_STRINGS+="$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE},"
 				fi
 			else
 				#if DAI type is SSP, define the SSP specific params
@@ -113,9 +120,9 @@ function simple_test {
 						-DTEST_SSP_MODE=${12} \
 						-DTEST_SSP_MCLK_ID=${13} \
 						-DTEST_DAI_TYPE=$5 \
-						$i.m4 > ${TFILE}.conf
-					echo "Compiling test $i -> ${TFILE}.tplg"
-					alsatplg -v 1 -c ${TFILE}.conf -o ${TFILE}.tplg
+						$i.m4 > "$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.conf"
+					echo "Compiling test $i -> $BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.tplg"
+					alsatplg -v 1 -c "$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.conf" -o "$BUILD_OUTPUT/${TFILE}.tplg"
 				fi
 			fi
 		fi
diff --git a/tools/topology/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/topology/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cde5ec5b8b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/topology/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+file(GLOB TPLG_DEPS
+	platform/intel/*.m4
+	platform/common/*.m4
+	common/*.m4
+	m4/*.m4
+	sof/*.m4
+)
+
+set(MACHINES
+	sof-cht-nocodec
+	sof-cht-max98090
+	sof-hda-intel-common
+	sof-apl-nocodec
+	sof-byt-nocodec
+	sof-bdw-rt286
+	sof-bdw-rt5640
+	sof-byt-rt5640
+	sof-byt-rt5645
+	sof-byt-rt5651
+	sof-byt-da7213
+	sof-cnl-rt274
+	sof-hsw-rt5640
+	sof-apl-tdf8532
+	sof-apl-pcm512x
+	sof-apl-pcm512x-nohdmi
+	sof-apl-rt298
+	sof-apl-wm8804
+	sof-apl-da7219
+	sof-glk-da7219
+	sof-glk-rt5682
+	sof-icl-nocodec
+	sof-apl-eq-pcm512x
+	sof-apl-eq-dmic
+	sof-apl-dmic-2ch
+	sof-apl-dmic-4ch
+	sof-icl-dmic-4ch
+	sof-apl-src-pcm512x
+	sof-cml-rt5682
+	sof-cml-src-rt5682
+	sof-cnl-nocodec
+)
+
+add_custom_target(topologies ALL)
+
+foreach(machine ${MACHINES})
+	add_custom_command(
+		OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${machine}.conf
+		COMMAND m4
+			-I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/m4
+			-I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/common
+			-I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/platform/common
+			-I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+			${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${machine}.m4
+			> ${machine}.conf
+		DEPENDS ${TPLG_DEPS}
+		VERBATIM
+		USES_TERMINAL
+	)
+
+	add_custom_command(
+		OUTPUT ${machine}.tplg
+		COMMAND alsatplg -v 1 -c ${machine}.conf -o ${machine}.tplg
+		DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${machine}.conf
+		VERBATIM
+		USES_TERMINAL
+	)
+
+	add_custom_target(topology_${machine} DEPENDS ${machine}.tplg)
+	add_dependencies(topologies topology_${machine})
+endforeach()
diff --git a/tools/topology/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e293b18871c..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# Dependencies
-#
-
-SUBDIRS = m4 sof common platform
-
-DEPS = \
-	platform/intel/*.m4 \
-	platform/common/*.m4 \
-	common/*.m4 \
-	m4/*.m4 \
-	sof/*.m4
-
-#
-# Machines
-#
-
-MACHINES = \
-	sof-cht-nocodec.tplg \
-	sof-cht-max98090.tplg \
-	sof-hda-intel-common.tplg \
-	sof-apl-nocodec.tplg \
-	sof-byt-nocodec.tplg \
-	sof-bdw-rt286.tplg \
-	sof-bdw-rt5640.tplg \
-	sof-byt-rt5640.tplg \
-	sof-byt-rt5645.tplg \
-	sof-byt-rt5651.tplg \
-	sof-byt-da7213.tplg \
-	sof-cnl-rt274.tplg \
-	sof-hsw-rt5640.tplg \
-	sof-apl-tdf8532.tplg \
-	sof-apl-pcm512x.tplg \
-	sof-apl-pcm512x-nohdmi.tplg \
-	sof-apl-rt298.tplg \
-	sof-apl-wm8804.tplg \
-	sof-apl-da7219.tplg \
-	sof-glk-da7219.tplg \
-	sof-glk-rt5682.tplg \
-	sof-icl-nocodec.tplg \
-	sof-apl-eq-pcm512x.tplg \
-	sof-apl-eq-dmic.tplg \
-	sof-apl-dmic-2ch.tplg \
-	sof-apl-dmic-4ch.tplg \
-	sof-icl-dmic-4ch.tplg \
-	sof-apl-src-pcm512x.tplg \
-	sof-cml-rt5682.tplg \
-	sof-cml-src-rt5682.tplg \
-	sof-cnl-nocodec.tplg
-
-# Uncomment the following line if you want to debug conf files
-.PRECIOUS: %.conf
-
-%.conf : %.m4 ${DEPS}
-	m4 -I m4 -I common -I platform/common $< > $@
-
-%.tplg : %.conf
-	alsatplg -v 1 -c $< -o $@
-
-all: ${MACHINES}
-
-clean-local:
-	rm -f *.conf
-	rm -f *.tplg
-
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	sof-cht-nocodec.m4 \
-	sof-cht-max98090.m4 \
-	sof-apl-hdmi.m4 \
-	sof-hda-intel-common.m4 \
-	sof-apl-nocodec.m4 \
-	sof-byt-nocodec.m4 \
-	sof-bdw-rt286.m4 \
-	sof-bdw-rt5640.m4 \
-	sof-byt-rt5640.m4 \
-	sof-byt-rt5645.m4 \
-	sof-byt-rt5651.m4 \
-	sof-byt-da7213.m4 \
-	sof-cnl-rt274.m4 \
-	sof-hsw-rt5640.m4 \
-	sof-apl-tdf8532.m4 \
-	sof-apl-pcm512x.m4 \
-	sof-apl-pcm512x-nohdmi.m4 \
-	sof-apl-rt298.m4 \
-	sof-apl-wm8804.m4 \
-	sof-apl-da7219.m4 \
-	sof-glk-da7219.m4 \
-	sof-glk-rt5682.m4 \
-	sof-icl-nocodec.m4 \
-	sof-apl-eq-pcm512x.m4 \
-	sof-apl-eq-dmic.m4 \
-	sof-apl-dmic-4ch.m4 \
-	sof-apl-dmic-2ch.m4 \
-	sof-apl-src-pcm512x.m4 \
-	sof-cml-rt5682.m4 \
-	sof-cml-src-rt5682.m4 \
-	sof-cnl-nocodec.m4
diff --git a/tools/topology/common/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/common/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e207a79703f..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/common/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	tlv.m4 \
-	memory.m4
-
diff --git a/tools/topology/m4/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/m4/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index d7b867f316cd..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/m4/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	buffer.m4 \
-	dai.m4 \
-	mixer.m4 \
-	mixercontrol.m4 \
-	pcm.m4 \
-	pga.m4 \
-	pipeline.m4 \
-	src.m4 \
-	tone.m4 \
-	utils.m4
diff --git a/tools/topology/platform/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/platform/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 011ff9e938aa..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/platform/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-SUBDIRS = intel common
diff --git a/tools/topology/platform/common/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/platform/common/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index a8576d588efc..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/platform/common/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	ssp.m4
diff --git a/tools/topology/platform/intel/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/platform/intel/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index bc56971989ed..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/platform/intel/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	bdw.m4 \
-	bxt.m4 \
-	byt.m4 \
-	cht.m4 \
-	hsw.m4 \
-	cnl.m4 \
-	dmic.m4
-
diff --git a/tools/topology/sof/Makefile.am b/tools/topology/sof/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index fc92591f738b..000000000000
--- a/tools/topology/sof/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	pipe-dai-capture.m4 \
-	pipe-dai-playback.m4 \
-	pipe-low-latency-capture.m4 \
-	pipe-low-latency-playback.m4 \
-	pipe-passthrough-capture.m4 \
-	pipe-passthrough-playback.m4 \
-	pipe-pcm-media.m4 \
-	pipe-src-capture.m4 \
-	pipe-src-playback.m4 \
-	pipe-tone.m4 \
-	pipe-volume-capture.m4 \
-	pipe-volume-playback.m4 \
-	tokens.m4