diff --git a/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk b/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
index 98f6525500..7dfa119839 100644
--- a/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
+++ b/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ MONGOOSE_CFLAGS += -DNS_ENABLE_SSL -lssl -lcrypto -lz
 endif
 
 define MONGOOSE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_CC) -c $(@D)/mongoose.c $(MONGOOSE_CFLAGS) -o $(@D)/mongoose.o
-	$(TARGET_AR) rcs $(@D)/libmongoose.a $(@D)/mongoose.o
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CC) -c $(@D)/mongoose.c $(MONGOOSE_CFLAGS) -o $(@D)/mongoose.o
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_AR) rcs $(@D)/libmongoose.a $(@D)/mongoose.o
 endef
 
 define MONGOOSE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS