diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e78d3e1880..717154655d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 EXTRA_DIST =
 SUBDIRS = 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTS= gnu
-MAKE=$(shell which gmake 2>/dev/null || which make)
+AM_MAKE=$(shell which gmake 2>/dev/null || which make)
 NAME=freeswitch
 PREFIX=$(prefix)
 APR_CONFIG=$(prefix)/bin/apr-1-config
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 7af5dff2d3..5d60be97f2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
 EXTRA_DIST = 
 SUBDIRS = 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTS = gnu
-MAKE = $(shell which gmake 2>/dev/null || which make)
+AM_MAKE = $(shell which gmake 2>/dev/null || which make)
 NAME = freeswitch
 PREFIX = $(prefix)
 APR_CONFIG = $(prefix)/bin/apr-1-config