diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index c70d388..cf22e8a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -26,41 +26,41 @@ BINDIR ?=	bin
 CF ?=	-DBSD -DTYPES_H -DDIRENT_H -DTERMIOS_H -DNODOT -DAPPLEDOUBLE
 
 all:
-	(cd crc; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd util; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd fileio; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd macunpack; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd hexbin; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd mixed; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd binhex; make CF='$(CF)')
-	(cd comm; make CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd crc; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd util; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd fileio; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd macunpack; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd hexbin; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd mixed; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd binhex; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
+	(cd comm; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)')
 
 clean:
-	(cd crc; make clean)
-	(cd util; make clean)
-	(cd fileio; make clean)
-	(cd macunpack; make clean)
-	(cd hexbin; make clean)
-	(cd mixed; make clean)
-	(cd binhex; make clean)
-	(cd comm; make clean)
+	(cd crc; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd util; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd fileio; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd macunpack; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd hexbin; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd mixed; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd binhex; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd comm; $(MAKE) clean)
 
 clobber:
-	(cd crc; make clean)
-	(cd util; make clean)
-	(cd fileio; make clean)
-	(cd macunpack; make clobber)
-	(cd hexbin; make clobber)
-	(cd mixed; make clobber)
-	(cd binhex; make clobber)
-	(cd comm; make clobber)
+	(cd crc; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd util; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd fileio; $(MAKE) clean)
+	(cd macunpack; $(MAKE) clobber)
+	(cd hexbin; $(MAKE) clobber)
+	(cd mixed; $(MAKE) clobber)
+	(cd binhex; $(MAKE) clobber)
+	(cd comm; $(MAKE) clobber)
 
 lint:
-	(cd macunpack; make CF='$(CF)' lint)
-	(cd hexbin; make CF='$(CF)' lint)
-	(cd mixed; make CF='$(CF)' lint)
-	(cd binhex; make CF='$(CF)' lint)
-	(cd comm; make CF='$(CF)' lint)
+	(cd macunpack; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)' lint)
+	(cd hexbin; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)' lint)
+	(cd mixed; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)' lint)
+	(cd binhex; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)' lint)
+	(cd comm; $(MAKE) CF='$(CF)' lint)
 
 install:
 	mkdir -p "$(BINDIR)"