diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools-buildtest.yml b/.github/workflows/tools-buildtest.yml
index f9008d099f38..e4dbb005fcef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools-buildtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools-buildtest.yml
@@ -15,69 +15,46 @@ on:
 jobs:
   tools-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 16
+      matrix:
+        tools:  # List of tools sorted by name in alphabetical order
+        - name: benchmark_udp
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: bossa-1.8
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: bossa-1.9
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: bossa-nrf52
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: calc_spi_scalers
+          path: cpu/kinetis/dist
+        - name: clk_conf
+          path: cpu/stm32/dist
+        - name: edbg
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: ethos
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: fixdep
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: flatc
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: lpc2k_pgm
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: mosquitto_rsmb
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: riotboot_serial
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: setsid
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: uhcpd
+          path: dist/tools
+        - name: zep_dispatch
+          path: dist/tools
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@main
-    - name: Build flatc standalone
+    - name: Build ${{ matrix.tools.name }} in ${{ matrix.tools.path }}
       uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
       with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/flatc
-    - name: Build mosquitto_rsmb standalone
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/mosquitto_rsmb
-    - name: Build bossa-1.8 standalone
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/bossa-1.8
-    - name: Build bossa-1.9 standalone
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/bossa-1.9
-    - name: Build bossa-nrf52 standalone
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/bossa-nrf52
-    - name: Build edbg standalone
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/edbg
-    - name: Build setsid standalone
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/setsid
-    - name: Build ethos
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/ethos
-    - name: Build uhcpd
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/uhcpd
-    - name: Build UDP Benchmark
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/benchmark_udp
-    - name: Build stm32 clk_conf
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C cpu/stm32/dist/clk_conf
-    - name: Build kinetis calc_spi_scalers
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C cpu/kinetis/dist/calc_spi_scalers
-    - name: Build fixdep tool
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/fixdep
-    - name: Build lpc2k_pgm tool
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/lpc2k_pgm
-    - name: Build riotboot_serial tool
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/riotboot_serial
-    - name: Build ZEP dispatcher & topology generator
-      uses: aabadie/riot-action@main
-      with:
-        cmd: make -C dist/tools/zep_dispatch
+        cmd: make -C ${{ matrix.tools.path }}/${{ matrix.tools.name }}