diff --git a/util/ADLO/Makefile b/util/ADLO/Makefile
index 1533cf5601..6af8c7409e 100644
--- a/util/ADLO/Makefile
+++ b/util/ADLO/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ loader.o: loader.s
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
 bios:
-	( cd ${BOCHS_B} ; make )
+	( cd ${BOCHS_B} ; $(MAKE) )
 	sync
 
 #-------------------------------------------------
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ install:
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.o ${PAYLOAD}
-	(cd ${BOCHS_B} ; make clean ) 
+	(cd ${BOCHS_B} ; $(MAKE) clean ) 
 
 distclean: clean
 	rm -rf ${BOCHS_C}
diff --git a/util/newconfig/config.g b/util/newconfig/config.g
index d8570c7bc6..a8b2ed2b51 100644
--- a/util/newconfig/config.g
+++ b/util/newconfig/config.g
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ def writemakefile(path):
 	for i, o in romimages.items():
 		file.write("%s/coreboot.rom:\n" % o.getname())
 		file.write("\tif (cd %s; \\\n" % o.getname())
-		file.write("\t\tmake coreboot.rom)\\\n")
+		file.write("\t\t$(MAKE) coreboot.rom)\\\n")
 		file.write("\tthen true; else exit 1; fi;\n\n")
 	file.write("clean: ")
 	for i in romimages.keys():
@@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ def writemakefile(path):
 	file.write("\n\n")
 	for i, o in romimages.items():
 		file.write("%s-clean:\n" % o.getname())
-		file.write("\t(cd %s; make clean)\n\n" % o.getname())
+		file.write("\t(cd %s; $(MAKE) clean)\n\n" % o.getname())
 
 	for i in buildroms:
 		file.write("%s:" % i.name)