diff --git a/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk b/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk
index 448e3fdb0..6d67dc5cd 100644
--- a/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk
+++ b/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ NETSNMP_CONF_OPT = --with-persistent-directory=/var/lib/snmp --disable-static \
 		--with-mib-modules="host ucd-snmp/dlmod" \
 		--with-out-mib-modules="disman/event disman/schedule utilities" \
 		--with-out-transports="Unix"
+NETSNMP_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 NETSNMP_BLOAT_MIBS = BRIDGE DISMAN-EVENT DISMAN-SCHEDULE DISMAN-SCRIPT EtherLike RFC-1215 RFC1155-SMI RFC1213 SCTP SMUX
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ENDIAN),"BIG")