diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 717154655d..0657c7fe6c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =
 SUBDIRS = 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTS= gnu
 AM_MAKE=$(shell which gmake 2>/dev/null || which make)
+MAKE=$(AM_MAKE)
 NAME=freeswitch
 PREFIX=$(prefix)
 APR_CONFIG=$(prefix)/bin/apr-1-config