diff --git a/package/p7zip/p7zip.mk b/package/p7zip/p7zip.mk
index 4bac859ea6..15d5138149 100644
--- a/package/p7zip/p7zip.mk
+++ b/package/p7zip/p7zip.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ P7ZIP_LICENSE_FILES = DOC/License.txt
 # CXXFLAGS, so we can't pass them. Instead, it accepts ALLFLAGS_C
 # and ALLFLAGS_CPP as variables to pass the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS.
 define P7ZIP_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ALLFLAGS_C="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" ALLFLAGS_C="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CXX="$(TARGET_CXX)" ALLFLAGS_CPP="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) 7zr