diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d0a9c6..1ef8cf5 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ $(BIN)/BootROMs/%.bin: BootROMs/%.asm
 
 # Libretro Core (uses its own build system)
 libretro:
-	make -C libretro
+	$(MAKE) -C libretro
 	
 # Clean
 clean:
diff --git a/libretro/Makefile b/libretro/Makefile
index eb8132b..88f87c3 100644
--- a/libretro/Makefile
+++ b/libretro/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $(CORE_DIR)/libretro/%_boot.c: $(CORE_DIR)/build/bin/BootROMs/%_boot.bin
 	echo "const unsigned $(notdir $(@:%.c=%))_length = sizeof($(notdir $(@:%.c=%)));" >> $@
 
 $(CORE_DIR)/build/bin/BootROMs/%_boot.bin:
-	make -C $(CORE_DIR) $(patsubst $(CORE_DIR)/%,%,$@)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(CORE_DIR) $(patsubst $(CORE_DIR)/%,%,$@)
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
 	-@$(MKDIR) -p $(dir $@)