diff --git a/package/lua/lua.mk b/package/lua/lua.mk
index be3328434b..a7c2ef7293 100644
--- a/package/lua/lua.mk
+++ b/package/lua/lua.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ HOST_LUA_CFLAGS = -Wall -fPIC -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN -DLUA_USE_POSIX
 HOST_LUA_MYLIBS = -ldl
 
 define LUA_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) \
 	CC="$(TARGET_CC)" RANLIB="$(TARGET_RANLIB)" \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(LUA_CFLAGS)" \
 	MYLIBS="$(LUA_MYLIBS)" AR="$(TARGET_CROSS)ar rcu" \
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ define HOST_LUA_BUILD_CMDS
 endef
 
 define LUA_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) INSTALL_TOP="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" -C $(@D) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) INSTALL_TOP="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" -C $(@D) install
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/etc/lua.pc \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lua.pc
 endef
 
 define LUA_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) INSTALL_TOP="$(TARGET_DIR)/usr" -C $(@D) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) INSTALL_TOP="$(TARGET_DIR)/usr" -C $(@D) install
 endef
 
 define HOST_LUA_INSTALL_CMDS