diff --git a/package/espeak/espeak.mk b/package/espeak/espeak.mk
index 0aa049ef07..734ec30e54 100644
--- a/package/espeak/espeak.mk
+++ b/package/espeak/espeak.mk
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ define ESPEAK_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define ESPEAK_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src  $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src  $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		AUDIO="$(ESPEAK_AUDIO_BACKEND)" all
 endef
 
 define ESPEAK_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))