diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f5e5b6..61c7aa6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ LIBDIR = $(PREFIX)/lib
 SYSCONFDIR = /etc
 
 all:
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d; done
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$d; done
 
 clean:
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d clean; done
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$d clean; done
 
 install:
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d install; done
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$d install; done
 	# install the application
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	install -m 755 molecule.py $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/molecule