diff --git a/package/blktrace/blktrace.mk b/package/blktrace/blktrace.mk
index 7687ade63e..8f3dbab767 100644
--- a/package/blktrace/blktrace.mk
+++ b/package/blktrace/blktrace.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ BLKTRACE_DEPENDENCIES = libaio
 BLKTRACE_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 BLKTRACE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+BLKTRACE_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
+
 define BLKTRACE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 endef