diff --git a/package/am335x-pru-package/am335x-pru-package.mk b/package/am335x-pru-package/am335x-pru-package.mk
index a97e8a49ea..d6bffb4f51 100644
--- a/package/am335x-pru-package/am335x-pru-package.mk
+++ b/package/am335x-pru-package/am335x-pru-package.mk
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ AM335X_MAKE_TARGET = release $(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),,sorelease)
 endif
 
 define AM335X_PRU_PACKAGE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 		-C $(@D)/pru_sw/app_loader/interface $(AM335X_MAKE_TARGET)
 endef
 
 # 'install' installs whatever was built, and our patch removes the dependency
 # on the release build, so we can use it to install whatever we built above.
 define AM335X_PRU_PACKAGE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE1) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" PREFIX="/usr" \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" PREFIX="/usr" \
 		-C $(@D)/pru_sw/app_loader/interface install
 endef
 
 define AM335X_PRU_PACKAGE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE1) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" PREFIX="/usr" \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" PREFIX="/usr" \
 		-C $(@D)/pru_sw/app_loader/interface install
 endef