diff --git a/package/arptables/arptables.mk b/package/arptables/arptables.mk
index 4f101c7b12..888d396e17 100644
--- a/package/arptables/arptables.mk
+++ b/package/arptables/arptables.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARPTABLES_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ebtables/arptables/arp
 ARPTABLES_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 
 define ARPTABLES_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" COPT_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 endef