diff --git a/package/canfestival/canfestival.mk b/package/canfestival/canfestival.mk
index e929c5e0a4..61578d3162 100644
--- a/package/canfestival/canfestival.mk
+++ b/package/canfestival/canfestival.mk
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ define CANFESTIVAL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define CANFESTIVAL_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) all \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) all \
 		PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2
 endef
 
 define CANFESTIVAL_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	for d in $(CANFESTIVAL_INSTALLED-y) ; do \
-		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$$d install \
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D)/$$d install \
 			PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 \
 			DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) || exit 1 ; \
 	done
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ endef
 
 define CANFESTIVAL_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	for d in $(CANFESTIVAL_INSTALLED-y) ; do \
-		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$$d install \
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D)/$$d install \
 			PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 \
 			DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) || exit 1 ; \
 	done