diff --git a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
index d2080d88f0..314d107dc3 100644
--- a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
+++ b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS += BUILD_STATIC_LIB=1
 endif
 
 define LM_SENSORS_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define LM_SENSORS_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 	rm -f $(addprefix $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/,$(LM_SENSORS_BINS_) $(LM_SENSORS_BINS_y))
 endef
 
 define LM_SENSORS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/,$(LM_SENSORS_BINS_))
 endef