diff --git a/package/pkg-waf.mk b/package/pkg-waf.mk
index d546b4a817..e090afa9e6 100644
--- a/package/pkg-waf.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-waf.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ endif
 ifndef $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && \
-	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $$($(2)_WAF) \
+	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $$($(2)_WAF) \
 		build $$(WAF_OPTS) $$($(2)_BUILD_OPTS) \
 		$$($(2)_WAF_OPTS)
 endef
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ endif
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && \
-	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $$($(2)_WAF) \
+	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $$($(2)_WAF) \
 		install --destdir=$$(STAGING_DIR) \
 		$$($(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS) \
 		$$($(2)_WAF_OPTS)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ endif
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && \
-	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $$($(2)_WAF) \
+	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 $$($(2)_WAF) \
 		install --destdir=$$(TARGET_DIR) \
 		$$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS) \
 		$$($(2)_WAF_OPTS)