diff --git a/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
index 906a14c60..9e6c18ef9 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ SUBDIRS =			\
 DIST_SUBDIRS = fbdev ephyr src linux fake
 
 relink:
-	@for i in $(SERVER_SUBDIRS) ; do make -C $$i relink ; done
+	@for i in $(SERVER_SUBDIRS) ; do $(MAKE) -C $$i relink ; done
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/Makefile.am
index ec6f4450a..bd74791ef 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/ephyr/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/ephyr/Makefile.am
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Xephyr_DEPENDENCIES =	\
 Xephyr_LDFLAGS = $(LD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FLAG)
 
 relink:
-	rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS) && make $(bin_PROGRAMS)
+	rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS) && $(MAKE) $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 
 MAN_SRCS = Xephyr.man.pre
 
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am
index be0fa42a2..6a5cedf89 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/fake/Makefile.am
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ Xfake_DEPENDENCIES =	\
 	@KDRIVE_LOCAL_LIBS@
 
 relink:
-	rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS) && make $(bin_PROGRAMS)
+	rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS) && $(MAKE) $(bin_PROGRAMS)
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am
index 5d0ca3f31..a1664ecd7 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/fbdev/Makefile.am
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ Xfbdev_DEPENDENCIES =	\
 Xfbdev_LDFLAGS = $(LD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FLAG)
 
 relink:
-	rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS) && make $(bin_PROGRAMS)
+	rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS) && $(MAKE) $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 endif