diff --git a/package/4th/4th.mk b/package/4th/4th.mk
index 071c2d4df2..7828592815 100644
--- a/package/4th/4th.mk
+++ b/package/4th/4th.mk
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 4TH_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DUNIX -fsigned-char
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-4TH_MAKE_ENV = STATIC=1
+4TH_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) STATIC=1
 else
-4TH_MAKE_ENV = SHARED=1
+4TH_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) SHARED=1
 4TH_CFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif