diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Tools/CMakeLists.txt b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 62ba4cfb09..5dacb73b0f 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ if (PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+ly_install_directory(DIRECTORIES .
+    EXCLUDE_PATTERNS tests
+)