diff --git a/modules/squish/config.py b/modules/squish/config.py
index 098f1eafa9e..1c8cd12a2dc 100644
--- a/modules/squish/config.py
+++ b/modules/squish/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 def can_build(env, platform):
-    return env['tools']
+    return True
 
 def configure(env):
     pass
diff --git a/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.cpp b/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.cpp
index a08ac7bd28e..4161a0f6ae6 100644
--- a/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.cpp
+++ b/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "image_compress_squish.h"
 
-#include "core/print_string.h"
-
 #include <squish.h>
 
 void image_decompress_squish(Image *p_image) {
@@ -76,6 +74,7 @@ void image_decompress_squish(Image *p_image) {
 	p_image->create(p_image->get_width(), p_image->get_height(), p_image->has_mipmaps(), target_format, data);
 }
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 void image_compress_squish(Image *p_image, float p_lossy_quality, Image::CompressSource p_source) {
 
 	if (p_image->get_format() >= Image::FORMAT_DXT1)
@@ -204,3 +203,4 @@ void image_compress_squish(Image *p_image, float p_lossy_quality, Image::Compres
 		p_image->create(p_image->get_width(), p_image->get_height(), p_image->has_mipmaps(), target_format, data);
 	}
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.h b/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.h
index dfebdc955f0..dd53f2787a6 100644
--- a/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.h
+++ b/modules/squish/image_compress_squish.h
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 
 #include "core/image.h"
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 void image_compress_squish(Image *p_image, float p_lossy_quality, Image::CompressSource p_source);
+#endif
 void image_decompress_squish(Image *p_image);
 
 #endif // IMAGE_COMPRESS_SQUISH_H
diff --git a/modules/squish/register_types.cpp b/modules/squish/register_types.cpp
index d4ed676cce3..9a5bb47f195 100644
--- a/modules/squish/register_types.cpp
+++ b/modules/squish/register_types.cpp
@@ -29,17 +29,14 @@
 /*************************************************************************/
 
 #include "register_types.h"
-
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-
 #include "image_compress_squish.h"
 
 void register_squish_types() {
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	Image::set_compress_bc_func(image_compress_squish);
+#endif
 	Image::_image_decompress_bc = image_decompress_squish;
 }
 
 void unregister_squish_types() {}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/modules/squish/register_types.h b/modules/squish/register_types.h
index 00f5c345c45..9dbd69c46b0 100644
--- a/modules/squish/register_types.h
+++ b/modules/squish/register_types.h
@@ -28,7 +28,5 @@
 /* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
 /*************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 void register_squish_types();
 void unregister_squish_types();
-#endif