diff --git a/package/libsepol/libsepol.mk b/package/libsepol/libsepol.mk
index 650e36d2ac..bf85eef37d 100644
--- a/package/libsepol/libsepol.mk
+++ b/package/libsepol/libsepol.mk
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ define LIBSEPOL_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBSEPOL_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR)
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR)
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBSEPOL_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) install $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR)
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR)
 	mv $(HOST_DIR)/lib/libsepol.so.1 $(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib
 	(cd $(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib; rm -f libsepol.so; ln -s libsepol.so.1 libsepol.so)
 	-rmdir $(HOST_DIR)/lib