diff --git a/package/zip/zip.mk b/package/zip/zip.mk
index 5338f88166..d2487b714e 100644
--- a/package/zip/zip.mk
+++ b/package/zip/zip.mk
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ ZIP_TARGET_CFLAGS = \
 	$(filter-out -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE,$(TARGET_CFLAGS))
 
 define ZIP_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) \
 		CFLAGS="$(ZIP_TARGET_CFLAGS) $(ZIP_CFLAGS)" \
 		AS="$(TARGET_CC) -c" \
 		-f unix/Makefile generic
 endef
 
 define ZIP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) -f unix/Makefile install \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) -f unix/Makefile install \
 		prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr
 endef