diff --git a/package/xerces/xerces.mk b/package/xerces/xerces.mk
index 1dcc10a1f0..6e84e64a84 100644
--- a/package/xerces/xerces.mk
+++ b/package/xerces/xerces.mk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(XERCES_DIR)/.configured: $(XERCES_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(XERCES_DIR)/src/.libs/$(LIBXERCES_BINARY): $(XERCES_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(XERCES_MAKE_OPT) -C $(XERCES_DIR)
+	$(MAKE1) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(XERCES_MAKE_OPT) -C $(XERCES_DIR)
 
 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/$(LIBXERCES_BINARY): $(XERCES_DIR)/src/.libs/$(LIBXERCES_BINARY)
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \