diff --git a/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/crazycat/package.mk b/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/crazycat/package.mk
index e55d272833..6db86cb6d4 100644
--- a/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/crazycat/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/crazycat/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  make SRCDIR=$(kernel_path) untar
+  kernel_make SRCDIR=$(kernel_path) untar
 
   # copy config file
   if [ "$PROJECT" = Generic ]; then
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ make_target() {
   fi
 
   # add menuconfig to edit .config
-  make VER=$KERNEL_VER SRCDIR=$(kernel_path)
+  kernel_make VER=$KERNEL_VER SRCDIR=$(kernel_path)
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/hauppauge/package.mk b/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/hauppauge/package.mk
index 6276fbb901..48b1b43b48 100644
--- a/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/hauppauge/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-driver-addons/dvb/hauppauge/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
 
 make_target() {
   cp -RP $(get_build_dir media_tree)/* $PKG_BUILD/linux
-  make VER=$KERNEL_VER SRCDIR=$(kernel_path) stagingconfig
+  kernel_make VER=$KERNEL_VER SRCDIR=$(kernel_path) stagingconfig
 
   # hack to workaround media_build bug
   if [ $LINUX = "amlogic-3.14" -o $LINUX = "amlogic-3.10" ]; then
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ make_target() {
     sed -e 's/CONFIG_VIDEO_S5C73M3=m/# CONFIG_VIDEO_S5C73M3 is not set/g' -i v4l/.config
   fi
 
-  make VER=$KERNEL_VER SRCDIR=$(kernel_path)
+  kernel_make VER=$KERNEL_VER SRCDIR=$(kernel_path)
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {