diff --git a/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk b/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk
index 54942a0f27..af9e879828 100644
--- a/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk
+++ b/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS += SHARED_LIBS= SHARED_PROGRAMS=
 endif
 
 define LEVELDB_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE1) \
 		$(LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define LEVELDB_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) \
 		INSTALL_ROOT=$(STAGING_DIR) INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
 		$(LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS) -C $(@D) install
 endef
 
 define LEVELDB_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) \
 		INSTALL_ROOT=$(TARGET_DIR) INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
 		$(LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS) -C $(@D) install
 endef