diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
index 29ed0efacf..165ac4c30d 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
@@ -67,18 +67,22 @@ HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS = \
 define HOST_LIBSELINUX_BUILD_CMDS
 	# DESTDIR is needed during the compile to compute library and
 	# header paths.
-	$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) $(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) \
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
 		SHLIBDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib all
 	# Generate python interface wrapper
-	$(MAKE1) -C $(@D) $(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) swigify pywrap
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) \
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) swigify pywrap
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBSELINUX_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
 		SHLIBDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib SBINDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/sbin install
 	(cd $(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib; $(HOSTLN) -sf libselinux.so.1 libselinux.so)
 	# Install python interface wrapper
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) install-pywrap
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) install-pywrap
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))