diff --git a/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk b/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk
index 3d1af7e00a..ef120f96e5 100644
--- a/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk
+++ b/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIBXMLRPC_LICENSE_FILES = doc/COPYING
 LIBXMLRPC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBXMLRPC_DEPENDENCIES = libcurl
 LIBXMLRPC_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = xmlrpc-c-config
+LIBXMLRPC_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
 LIBXMLRPC_CONF_OPT = \
 	$(if $(BR2_USE_WCHAR),,ac_cv_header_wchar_h=no) \