diff --git a/package/libsemanage/libsemanage.mk b/package/libsemanage/libsemanage.mk
index beb34ba3c0..9effea052f 100644
--- a/package/libsemanage/libsemanage.mk
+++ b/package/libsemanage/libsemanage.mk
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS = $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 define LIBSEMANAGE_BUILD_CMDS
 	# DESTDIR is needed during the compile to compute library and
 	# header paths.
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) all
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) all
 endef
 
 define LIBSEMANAGE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 endef
 
 define LIBSEMANAGE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LIBSEMANAGE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 endef
 
 HOST_LIBSEMANAGE_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-audit host-libsepol host-libselinux \