diff --git a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
index 054a000a1d..19f7c4c80a 100644
--- a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
+++ b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ endif
 
 define ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BUILD_FIPTOOL)
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS) \
-			$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS) \
+		$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS)
 	$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BL31_UBOOT_BUILD)
 endef