diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9ed5786..9bb92c7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ install: ${PKGSOURCES}
 	install -m 0644 -D qm.zsh-completion ${DESTDIR}/${ZSHCOMPLDIR}/_qm
 	install -m 0644 -D qmrestore.zsh-completion ${DESTDIR}/${ZSHCOMPLDIR}/_qmrestore
 	install -m 0644 -D bootsplash.jpg ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/${PACKAGE}
-	make -C PVE install
+	$(MAKE) -C PVE install
 	install -m 0755 qm ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
 	install -m 0755 qmrestore ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
 	install -m 0755 qmeventd ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ${DEB}:
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	PVE_GENERATING_DOCS=1 perl -I. ./qm verifyapi
-	make -C test
+	$(MAKE) -C test
 
 .PHONY: upload
 upload: ${DEB}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ upload: ${DEB}
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	make cleanup-docgen
+	$(MAKE) cleanup-docgen
 	rm -rf build *.deb *.buildinfo *.changes qmeventd
 	find . -name '*~' -exec rm {} ';'
 
diff --git a/PVE/API2/Makefile b/PVE/API2/Makefile
index c2d01bef..e64cf1c2 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Makefile
+++ b/PVE/API2/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 install:
 	install -d -m 0755 ${DESTDIR}${PERLDIR}/PVE/API2
 	install -D -m 0644 Qemu.pm ${DESTDIR}${PERLDIR}/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
-	make -C Qemu install
+	$(MAKE) -C Qemu install
diff --git a/PVE/Makefile b/PVE/Makefile
index 2c800f66..dc173681 100644
--- a/PVE/Makefile
+++ b/PVE/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PERLSOURCE = 			\
 install:
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}${PERLDIR}/PVE
 	install -m 0644 ${PERLSOURCE} ${DESTDIR}${PERLDIR}/PVE/
-	make -C VZDump install
-	make -C API2 install
-	make -C CLI install
-	make -C QemuServer install
+	$(MAKE) -C VZDump install
+	$(MAKE) -C API2 install
+	$(MAKE) -C CLI install
+	$(MAKE) -C QemuServer install