diff --git a/package/lz4/lz4.mk b/package/lz4/lz4.mk
index be891dd1a5..c2c89195d5 100644
--- a/package/lz4/lz4.mk
+++ b/package/lz4/lz4.mk
@@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ LZ4_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LZ4_DISABLE_SHARED
 endif
 
 define HOST_LZ4_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define HOST_LZ4_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)/usr \
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)/usr \
 		install -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define LZ4_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)/lib
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/lib
 endef
 
 define LZ4_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 		PREFIX=/usr install -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define LZ4_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 		PREFIX=/usr install -C $(@D)/lib
 endef