diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 53d8bcc..77966ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ install: ${DYLIBNAME} ${STLIBNAME}
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "WARNING: if it fails under Linux you probably need to install libc6-dev-i386"
 	@echo ""
-	make ARCH="-m32"
+	$(MAKE) ARCH="-m32"
 
 gprof:
-	make PROF="-pg"
+	$(MAKE) PROF="-pg"
 
 gcov:
-	make PROF="-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"
+	$(MAKE) PROF="-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"
 
 noopt:
-	make OPTIMIZATION=""
+	$(MAKE) OPTIMIZATION=""