diff --git a/extras/hs-test/Makefile b/extras/hs-test/Makefile
index dc34e53..d459d9d 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/Makefile
+++ b/extras/hs-test/Makefile
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@
 
 .PHONY: build-vpp-release
 build-vpp-release:
-	@make -C ../.. build-release
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../.. build-release
 
 .PHONY: build-vpp-debug
 build-vpp-debug:
-	@make -C ../.. build
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../.. build
 
 .PHONY: build-vpp-gcov
 build-vpp-gcov:
-	@make -C ../.. build-vpp-gcov
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../.. build-vpp-gcov
 
 .build.ok: build
 	@touch .build.ok
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	-bash ./test --persist=$(PERSIST) --verbose=$(VERBOSE) \
 		--unconfigure=$(UNCONFIGURE) --debug=$(DEBUG) --test=$(TEST-HS) --cpus=$(CPUS) \
 		--vppsrc=$(VPPSRC)
-	@make -C ../.. test-cov-post HS_TEST=1
+	@$(MAKE) -C ../.. test-cov-post HS_TEST=1
 	@bash ./script/compress.sh
 
 .PHONY: build-go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	@touch .build.ok
 
 .deps.ok:
-	@sudo make install-deps
+	@sudo $(MAKE) install-deps
 
 .PHONY: install-deps
 install-deps:
diff --git a/extras/strongswan/vpp_sswan/Makefile b/extras/strongswan/vpp_sswan/Makefile
index 254b90b..85fb506 100644
--- a/extras/strongswan/vpp_sswan/Makefile
+++ b/extras/strongswan/vpp_sswan/Makefile
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 	  echo "SSWAN not downloaded, please run "make" or "make pull-swan" first." ; \
 	  exit 1 ; \
 	fi
-	cd ${SWANDIR} && make -j$(nproc)
-	cd ${SWANDIR} && sudo make install
+	cd ${SWANDIR} && $(MAKE) -j$(nproc)
+	cd ${SWANDIR} && sudo $(MAKE) install
 
 # check if VPP is installed
 ifneq ($(shell test "$(shell ldconfig -p | grep vppinfra.so | awk 'NR==1{print $$1;}')" && echo "yes"), yes)