diff --git a/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk b/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk
index 53dbfd504b..8cc02b28d3 100644
--- a/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk
+++ b/package/libtomcrypt/libtomcrypt.mk
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ LIBTOMCRYPT_CFLAGS = -I./src/headers $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DLTC_SOURCE -DLTM_DESC \
 	$(if $(BR2_USE_WCHAR),,-DLTC_NO_WCHAR)
 
 define LIBTOMCRYPT_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CFLAGS="$(LIBTOMCRYPT_CFLAGS)"
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CFLAGS="$(LIBTOMCRYPT_CFLAGS)"
 endef
 
 define LIBTOMCRYPT_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" NODOCS=1 INSTALL_USER=$(shell id -u) INSTALL_GROUP=$(shell id -g) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" NODOCS=1 INSTALL_USER=$(shell id -u) INSTALL_GROUP=$(shell id -g) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))