diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 65d308d1ef..144bee6583 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE),y)
 	@printf "    CONFIG     $(DOTCONFIG)\n"
 	if [ -f $(DOTCONFIG) ]; then \
 	echo "# This image was built using git revision" `git rev-parse HEAD` > $(obj)/config.tmp && \
-	make DOTCONFIG=$(DOTCONFIG) DEFCONFIG=$(obj)/config.tmp savedefconfig && \
+	$(MAKE) DOTCONFIG=$(DOTCONFIG) DEFCONFIG=$(obj)/config.tmp savedefconfig && \
 	$(CBFSTOOL) $@.tmp add -f $(obj)/config.tmp -n config -t raw; rm -f $(obj)/config.tmp ; fi
 	@printf "    REVISION   build.h\n"
 	if [ -f $(obj)/build.h ]; then $(CBFSTOOL) $@.tmp add -f $(obj)/build.h -n revision -t raw; fi