diff --git a/package/ruby/ruby.mk b/package/ruby/ruby.mk
index 601ae9080a..692e2652a2 100644
--- a/package/ruby/ruby.mk
+++ b/package/ruby/ruby.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ RUBY_SITE = ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.9
 RUBY_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-ruby
 HOST_RUBY_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 RUBY_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV)
+RUBY_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 RUBY_CONF_OPT = --disable-install-doc --disable-rpath
 HOST_RUBY_CONF_OPT = --disable-install-doc --with-out-ext=curses,readline
 RUBY_LICENSE = Ruby