diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28786cb..be820a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ $(OUT_BIN)/$(BIN_NAME)$(EXE_EXT): $(BIN_OBJS) $(OUT_LIB)/$(LIB_NAME)$(LIB_EXT)
 $(KMOD_NAME)/$(KMOD_NAME)$(KMOD_EXT): \
     $(addprefix $(KMOD_NAME)/,$(KMOD_SRCS)) \
     $(addprefix include/linux/,$(KMOD_HDRS))
-	make -C $(KDIR) M=$(TOP)/$(KMOD_NAME) modules
+	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(TOP)/$(KMOD_NAME) modules
 
 $(OUT_KMOD)/$(KMOD_NAME)$(KMOD_EXT): $(KMOD_NAME)/$(KMOD_NAME)$(KMOD_EXT)
 	$(copy-file)
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ all-targets: \
 install: all-targets
 	mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
 	cp -f $(OUT_BIN)/$(BIN_NAME)$(EXE_EXT) $(BINDIR)
-	make -C $(KDIR) M=$(TOP)/$(KMOD_NAME) modules_install 2>/dev/null
+	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(TOP)/$(KMOD_NAME) modules_install 2>/dev/null
 	depmod -a
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OUT)
-	make -C $(KDIR) M=$(TOP)/$(KMOD_NAME) clean
+	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(TOP)/$(KMOD_NAME) clean