diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da225bf3e9..4fcaf878e0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ cleanspaces:
 
 distclean : dist_clean
 dist_clean :
-	@echo "Warning: This removes all non-repository files. This means you will loose your aircraft list, your maps, your logfiles, ... if you want this, then run: make dist_clean_irreversible"
+	@echo "Warning: This removes all non-repository files. This means you will loose your aircraft list, your maps, your logfiles, ... if you want this, then run: $(MAKE) dist_clean_irreversible"
 
 dist_clean_irreversible: clean
 	rm -rf conf/srtm_data
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ test_all_example_airframes:
 	$(MAKE) AIRCRAFT=EasyStar_ETS clean_ac ap sim
 
 test_all_example_airframes2:
-	for ap in `grep name conf/conf.xml.example | sed -e 's/.*name=\"//' | sed -e 's/"//'`; do echo "Making $$ap"; make -C ./ AIRCRAFT=$$ap clean_ac ap.compile;   done
+	for ap in `grep name conf/conf.xml.example | sed -e 's/.*name=\"//' | sed -e 's/"//'`; do echo "Making $$ap"; $(MAKE) -C ./ AIRCRAFT=$$ap clean_ac ap.compile;   done
 
 commands: paparazzi sw/simulator/launchsitl
 
diff --git a/sw/ground_segment/multimon/Makefile b/sw/ground_segment/multimon/Makefile
index d7c9d2988b..45e235386e 100644
--- a/sw/ground_segment/multimon/Makefile
+++ b/sw/ground_segment/multimon/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LD		=ld
 LDFLAGS		=-lm
 HOSTCC		=gcc
 CC		=gcc
-MAKE		=make
+MAKE		:=$(MAKE)
 CPP		=$(CC) -E
 AR		=ar
 STRIP		=strip