diff --git a/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk b/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk
index 516cbd32c9..af90a822d9 100644
--- a/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk
+++ b/package/tvheadend/tvheadend.mk
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ define TVHEADEND_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define TVHEADEND_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define TVHEADEND_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
 endef
 
 # Remove documentation and source files that are not needed because we