diff --git a/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk b/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk
index cb15412f53..f4e0ffb440 100644
--- a/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk
+++ b/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk
@@ -20,20 +20,20 @@ WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_TARGETS += libiw.so.$(WIRELESS_TOOLS_VERSION_MAJOR)
 WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS += install-dynamic
 
 define WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(STAGING_DIR)" LDCONFIG=/bin/true \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(STAGING_DIR)" LDCONFIG=/bin/true \
 		install-dynamic
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" install-hdr
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" install-hdr
 endef
 
 endif
 
 define WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		$(WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_TARGETS)
 endef
 
 define WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" LDCONFIG=/bin/true \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" LDCONFIG=/bin/true \
 		$(WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS)
 endef