diff --git a/package/at/at.mk b/package/at/at.mk
index 9067fa5c18..e9873f8f8b 100644
--- a/package/at/at.mk
+++ b/package/at/at.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 AT_VERSION = 3.1.12
 AT_SOURCE = at_$(AT_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
 AT_SITE = $(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/a/at
+# missing deps for parsetime.l
+AT_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 AT_AUTORECONF = YES
 AT_INSTALL_STAGING = NO
 AT_INSTALL_TARGET = YES