diff --git a/font/Makefile b/font/Makefile
index e57a57d..04ed214 100644
--- a/font/Makefile
+++ b/font/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ TTFSRC = ttfsrc
 all: compiled
 
 compiled: $(UNIFILES) $(COMBINING) $(UPPER_FILES) $(UPPER_COMBINING)
-	make compiled-files
+	$(MAKE) compiled-files
 
 compiled-files: pcf psf bmp ttf csurttf upperttf uppercsurttf bigpic coverage
 	install -p index.html $(COMPILED_DIR)/index.html
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ ttf:
 		$(HEXDIR)/bmp-combining.txt \
 		$(TTFSRC)/combining.txt
 	cd $(TTFSRC) ; \
-	   make FONTFILE="unifont" COMBINING="combining" \
+	   $(MAKE) FONTFILE="unifont" COMBINING="combining" \
 		FONTNAME="Unifont" PSNAME="Unifont"
 	mv $(TTFSRC)/unifont.sfd $(COMPILED_DIR)/unifont-$(VERSION).sfd 
 	mv $(TTFSRC)/unifont.ttf \
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ ttf:
 		$(COMPILED_DIR)/unifont_sample-$(VERSION).bdf \
 		$(TTFSRC)/unifont_sample.bdf
 	cd $(TTFSRC) ; \
-	   make sbit FONTFILE="unifont_sample" COMBINING="" \
+	   $(MAKE) sbit FONTFILE="unifont_sample" COMBINING="" \
 		FONTNAME="Unifont Sample" PSNAME="UnifontSample"
 	mv $(TTFSRC)/unifont_sample.ttf \
 		$(COMPILED_DIR)/unifont_sample-$(VERSION).ttf 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ csurttf:
 	sort -u plane00csur/csur-combining.txt $(HEXDIR)/bmp-combining.txt \
 		> $(TTFSRC)/combining_csur.txt
 	cd $(TTFSRC) ; \
-	   make outline FONTFILE="unifont_csur" COMBINING="combining_csur" \
+	   $(MAKE) outline FONTFILE="unifont_csur" COMBINING="combining_csur" \
 		FONTNAME="Unifont CSUR" PSNAME="UnifontCSUR"
 	mv $(TTFSRC)/unifont_csur.sfd \
 		$(COMPILED_DIR)/unifont_csur-$(VERSION).sfd 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ upperttf:
 		$(TTFSRC)/unifont_upper.hex
 	sort -u $(UPPER_COMBINING) > $(TTFSRC)/combining_upper.txt
 	cd $(TTFSRC) ; \
-	   make outline FONTFILE="unifont_upper" COMBINING="combining_upper" \
+	   $(MAKE) outline FONTFILE="unifont_upper" COMBINING="combining_upper" \
 		FONTNAME="Unifont Upper" PSNAME="UnifontUpper"
 	mv $(TTFSRC)/unifont_upper.sfd \
 		$(COMPILED_DIR)/unifont_upper-$(VERSION).sfd 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ uppercsurttf:
 	sort -u plane0[1-F]csur/*combining*.txt \
 		> $(TTFSRC)/combining_upper_csur.txt
 	cd $(TTFSRC) ; \
-	   make outline FONTFILE="unifont_upper_csur" COMBINING="combining_upper_csur" \
+	   $(MAKE) outline FONTFILE="unifont_upper_csur" COMBINING="combining_upper_csur" \
 		FONTNAME="Unifont Upper CSUR" PSNAME="UnifontUpperCSUR"
 	mv $(TTFSRC)/unifont_upper_csur.sfd \
 		$(COMPILED_DIR)/unifont_upper_csur-$(VERSION).sfd 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3240c2b..f933067 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bindir:
 buildfont:
 	if [ x$(BUILDFONT) != x ] ; \
         then \
-           set -e ; make -C font ; \
+           set -e ; $(MAKE) -C font ; \
         fi
 
 #