diff --git a/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk b/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
index 4b8fe3a3d..a932b1fab 100644
--- a/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ $(GDB_SERVER_DIR)/.configured: $(GDB_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(GDB_SERVER_DIR)/gdbserver: $(GDB_SERVER_DIR)/.configured
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
 	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" MT_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(GDB_SERVER_DIR)