diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index 4bc5ae1223..e7749afc40 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.stamp_config_fixup_done: $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
 $(UCLIBC_TARGET_CONFIGURE): $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.stamp_config_fixup_done
 
 uclibc-menuconfig: $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
-	$(MAKE1) -C $(UCLIBC_DIR) \
+	$(MAKE) -C $(UCLIBC_DIR) \
 		$(UCLIBC_MAKE_FLAGS) \
 		PREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 		DEVEL_PREFIX=/usr/ \