diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c2053a426ae..727aba1d9a66 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.222 1998/12/28 17:03:49 peter Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.223 1999/01/26 09:12:20 jkh Exp $
 #
 # The user-driven targets are:
 #
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ TGTS =	afterdistribute all buildworld checkdpadd clean cleandepend cleandir \
 #
 ${TGTS} : upgrade_checks
 	@cd ${.CURDIR}; \
-		make -f Makefile.inc0 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk ${.TARGET}
+		${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc0 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk ${.TARGET}
 
 # Set a reasonable default
 .MAIN:	all
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ${TGTS} : upgrade_checks
 # the system to current.
 #
 upgrade_checks :
-	@cd ${.CURDIR}; if `make -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk test > /dev/null 2>&1`; then ok=1; else make -f Makefile.upgrade make; fi;
+	@cd ${.CURDIR}; if `make -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk test > /dev/null 2>&1`; then ok=1; else ${MAKE} -f Makefile.upgrade make; fi;
 
 #
 # A simple test target used as part of the test to see if make supports
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ upgrade:	aout-to-elf
 
 ${UPGRADE} : upgrade_checks
 	@cd ${.CURDIR}; \
-		make -f Makefile.upgrade -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk ${.TARGET}
+		${MAKE} -f Makefile.upgrade -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/Makefile.upgrade b/Makefile.upgrade
index fa9b32a08fd3..16a9f5007696 100644
--- a/Makefile.upgrade
+++ b/Makefile.upgrade
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#	$Id: Makefile.upgrade,v 1.13 1999/01/27 15:08:05 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.upgrade,v 1.14 1999/02/13 18:49:02 jkh Exp $
 #
 # This makefile contains rules for preforming upgrades that are outside
 # the scope of the normal build world process.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/do_aout_buildworld :
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@cd ${.CURDIR}; MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/aout \
 		OBJFORMAT=aout REALLY_WANT_DEPRECIATED_AOUT=yes \
-		make -f Makefile.inc1 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk buildworld
+		${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc1 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk buildworld
 	@touch ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/do_aout_buildworld
 
 #
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/do_elf_buildworld :
 	@cd ${.CURDIR}; MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/elf \
 		PATH=${AOUTTMPPATH} OBJFORMAT=elf NOTOOLS=1 \
 		TOOLROOT=${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/aout${.CURDIR}/tmp \
-		make -f Makefile.inc1 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk buildworld
+		${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc1 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk buildworld
 	@touch ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/do_elf_buildworld
 
 #
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/do_elf_installworld :
 	@cd ${.CURDIR}; MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/elf \
 		PATH=${AOUTTMPPATH} OBJFORMAT=elf NOTOOLS=1 \
 		TOOLROOT=${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/aout${.CURDIR}/tmp \
-		make -f Makefile.inc1 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk installworld
+		${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc1 -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk installworld
 	@if [ ! -f /etc/pam.conf ]; then cp ${.CURDIR}/etc/pam.conf /etc; fi
 	@if [ ! -f /etc/auth.conf ]; then cp ${.CURDIR}/etc/auth.conf /etc; fi
 	@if [ ! -f /etc/login.conf ]; then cp ${.CURDIR}/etc/login.conf /etc; fi