diff --git a/package/qtuio/qtuio.mk b/package/qtuio/qtuio.mk
index 5fa10a76b7..6238b50f8b 100644
--- a/package/qtuio/qtuio.mk
+++ b/package/qtuio/qtuio.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endef
 ifeq ($(BR2_QTUIO_EXAMPLES),y)
 define QTUIO_BUILD_EXAMPLES
 	for example in $(QTUIO_EXAMPLES) ; do \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/examples/$${example} || exit 1; \
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/examples/$${example} || exit 1; \
 	done
 endef
 endif