diff --git a/package/jitterentropy-library/jitterentropy-library.mk b/package/jitterentropy-library/jitterentropy-library.mk
index 2ea24f83ac..70af24e5db 100644
--- a/package/jitterentropy-library/jitterentropy-library.mk
+++ b/package/jitterentropy-library/jitterentropy-library.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endif
 
 
 define JITTERENTROPY_LIBRARY_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 		$(JITTERENTROPY_LIBRARY_BUILD_TARGETS)
 endef