diff --git a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
index 1f08f5dabb..00b68a30af 100644
--- a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
+++ b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ endif
 ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ADDITIONAL_VARIABLES)) \
-	PLAT=$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_PLATFORM) \
+	PLAT=$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_PLATFORM)
+
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_ENV += \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
 	ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_SSP_LEVEL))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A),y)
@@ -164,7 +167,8 @@ ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS += \
 
 define ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BUILD_FIPTOOL)
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS) \
+	$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS) \
 		$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS)
 	$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BL31_UBOOT_BUILD)
 endef