diff --git a/Makefile.extra b/Makefile.extra
index f689774..0616171 100644
--- a/Makefile.extra
+++ b/Makefile.extra
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export XA_SRCDIR
 export XA_TOPSRCDIR
 export XA_ABSTOPSRCDIR
 
-_mcall = ${MAKE} -f ${top_builddir}/Makefile.iptrules
+_mcall = -f ${top_builddir}/Makefile.iptrules
 
 all-local: user-all-local
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ install-exec-local: user-install-local
 clean-local: user-clean-local
 
 user-all-local:
-	${_mcall} all;
+	${MAKE} ${_mcall} all;
 
 # Have no user-install-data-local ATM
 user-install-local: user-install-exec-local
 
 user-install-exec-local:
-	${_mcall} install;
+	${MAKE} ${_mcall} install;
 
 user-clean-local:
-	${_mcall} clean;
+	${MAKE} ${_mcall} clean;
diff --git a/extensions/Makefile.am b/extensions/Makefile.am
index ea56f2c..2c1fe26 100644
--- a/extensions/Makefile.am
+++ b/extensions/Makefile.am
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 # Not having Kbuild in Makefile.extra because it will already recurse
 .PHONY: modules modules_install clean_modules
 
-_kcall = ${MAKE} -C ${kbuilddir} M=${abs_srcdir}
+_kcall = -C ${kbuilddir} M=${abs_srcdir}
 
 modules:
-	${AM_V_silent}if [ -n "${kbuilddir}" ]; then ${_kcall} modules; fi;
+	${AM_V_silent}if [ -n "${kbuilddir}" ]; then ${MAKE} ${_kcall} modules; fi;
 
 modules_install:
-	${AM_V_silent}if [ -n "${kbuilddir}" ]; then ${_kcall} INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${DESTDIR} modules_install; fi;
+	${AM_V_silent}if [ -n "${kbuilddir}" ]; then ${MAKE} ${_kcall} INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${DESTDIR} modules_install; fi;
 
 clean_modules:
-	${AM_V_silent}if [ -n "${kbuilddir}" ]; then ${_kcall} clean; fi;
+	${AM_V_silent}if [ -n "${kbuilddir}" ]; then ${MAKE} ${_kcall} clean; fi;
 
 all-local: modules