diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9d0108..db63021 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ v: v-$(V_RELEASE)/v
 v-$(V_RELEASE)/v:
 	curl -Lo - 'https://github.com/vlang/v/archive/refs/tags/$(V_RELEASE).tar.gz' | tar xzf -
 	cd patches && sh patch.sh '../v-$(V_RELEASE)'
-	'$(MAKE)' -C 'v-$(V_RELEASE)'
+	make -C 'v-$(V_RELEASE)'
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf '$(LARCHIVE_DIR)' 'data' 'vieter' 'dvieter' 'pvieter' 'vieter.c' 'v-$(V_RELEASE)'