diff --git a/package/argus/argus.mk b/package/argus/argus.mk
index fffce7119..17382affc 100644
--- a/package/argus/argus.mk
+++ b/package/argus/argus.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $(ARGUS_DIR)/.configured: $(ARGUS_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(ARGUS_DIR)/$(ARGUS_BINARY): $(ARGUS_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(ARGUS_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(ARGUS_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(ARGUS_TARGET_BINARY): $(ARGUS_DIR)/$(ARGUS_BINARY)
 	cp -dpf $(ARGUS_DIR)/$(ARGUS_BINARY) $@
diff --git a/package/distcc/distcc.mk b/package/distcc/distcc.mk
index 941b581d7..75166d27e 100644
--- a/package/distcc/distcc.mk
+++ b/package/distcc/distcc.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $(DISTCC_DIR)/.configured: $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(DISTCC_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(DISTCC_DIR)/$(DISTCC_BINARY): $(DISTCC_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(DISTCC_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(DISTCC_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DISTCC_TARGET_BINARY): $(DISTCC_DIR)/$(DISTCC_BINARY)
 	install -D $(DISTCC_DIR)/$(DISTCC_BINARY)d $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DISTCC_TARGET_BINARY)d
diff --git a/package/flex/flex.mk b/package/flex/flex.mk
index 882ee5847..c08addaf6 100644
--- a/package/flex/flex.mk
+++ b/package/flex/flex.mk
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(FLEX_DIR)/.configured: $(FLEX_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(FLEX_DIR)/$(FLEX_BINARY): $(FLEX_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(FLEX_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(FLEX_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(FLEX_TARGET_BINARY): $(FLEX_DIR)/$(FLEX_BINARY)
 	$(MAKE1) \
diff --git a/package/kexec/kexec.mk b/package/kexec/kexec.mk
index 0abecaf9e..50dbfa539 100644
--- a/package/kexec/kexec.mk
+++ b/package/kexec/kexec.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $(KEXEC_DIR)/.configured: $(KEXEC_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(KEXEC_DIR)/objdir-$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/build/sbin/$(KEXEC_BINARY): $(KEXEC_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(KEXEC_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(KEXEC_DIR)
 	touch -c $@
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(KEXEC_TARGET_BINARY): $(KEXEC_DIR)/objdir-$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/build/sbin/$(KEXEC_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/l2tp/l2tp.mk b/package/l2tp/l2tp.mk
index 1efc631cc..0a0763ace 100644
--- a/package/l2tp/l2tp.mk
+++ b/package/l2tp/l2tp.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif
 	touch $(L2TP_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(L2TP_DIR)/$(L2TP_BINARY): $(L2TP_DIR)/.unpacked
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(L2TP_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) \
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(L2TP_DIR) \
 		DFLAGS= \
 		OSFLAGS="-DLINUX -UUSE_KERNEL $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -USANITY"
 
diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index 953b4da0c..2c8122780 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/.configured: $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/$(LIBEVENT_BINARY): $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(LIBEVENT_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(LIBEVENT_DIR)
 
 $(STAGING_DIR)/$(LIBEVENT_TARGET_BINARY): $(LIBEVENT_DIR)/$(LIBEVENT_BINARY)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBEVENT_DIR) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
diff --git a/package/libusb/libusb.mk b/package/libusb/libusb.mk
index 42e33bd8a..76eecbc17 100644
--- a/package/libusb/libusb.mk
+++ b/package/libusb/libusb.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $(LIBUSB_DIR)/.configured: $(LIBUSB_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(LIBUSB_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(STAGING_DIR)/$(LIBUSB_BINARY): $(LIBUSB_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(LIBUSB_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(LIBUSB_DIR)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBUSB_DIR) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(LIBUSB_BINARY): $(STAGING_DIR)/$(LIBUSB_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/microcom/microcom.mk b/package/microcom/microcom.mk
index a57b882f2..195a49e87 100644
--- a/package/microcom/microcom.mk
+++ b/package/microcom/microcom.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_IMA),y)
 	 	$(CFLAGS_WHOLE_PROGRAM) -o $@ $(wildcard $(MICROCOM_DIR)/*.c); \
 	)
 else
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" $(MAKE) -C $(MICROCOM_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(MICROCOM_DIR)
 endif
 	$(STRIP) -s $@
 
diff --git a/package/mtd/mtd.mk b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
index 0d7572afd..1673523b0 100644
--- a/package/mtd/mtd.mk
+++ b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ MTD_TARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_DOC_LOADBIOS)		+= doc_loadbios
 MTD_BUILD_TARGETS := $(addprefix $(MTD_DIR)/util/, $(MTD_TARGETS_y))
 
 $(MTD_BUILD_TARGETS): $(MTD_DIR)/.unpacked
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE)	CFLAGS="-I$(MTD_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include" LINUXDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) -C $(MTD_DIR)/util
+	$(MAKE)	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS+="-I$(MTD_DIR)/include" \
+		CFLAGS+="-I$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include" \
+		LINUXDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) -C $(MTD_DIR)/util
 
 MTD_TARGETS := $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/, $(MTD_TARGETS_y))
 
diff --git a/package/nano/nano.mk b/package/nano/nano.mk
index 17fdddd85..ff2818720 100644
--- a/package/nano/nano.mk
+++ b/package/nano/nano.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(NANO_DIR)/.configured: $(NANO_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(NANO_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(NANO_DIR)/$(NANO_BINARY): $(NANO_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(NANO_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(NANO_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(NANO_TARGET_BINARY): $(NANO_DIR)/$(NANO_BINARY)
 	install -D $(NANO_DIR)/$(NANO_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(NANO_TARGET_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/netcat/netcat.mk b/package/netcat/netcat.mk
index 9a5166338..cc172096a 100644
--- a/package/netcat/netcat.mk
+++ b/package/netcat/netcat.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(NETCAT_DIR)/.configured: $(NETCAT_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 
 $(NETCAT_DIR)/$(NETCAT_BINARY): $(NETCAT_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(NETCAT_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(NETCAT_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(NETCAT_TARGET_BINARY): $(NETCAT_DIR)/$(NETCAT_BINARY)
 	install -D $(NETCAT_DIR)/$(NETCAT_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(NETCAT_TARGET_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/procps/procps.mk b/package/procps/procps.mk
index 3cab79d82..6cd92aea4 100644
--- a/package/procps/procps.mk
+++ b/package/procps/procps.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $(PROCPS_DIR)/$(PROCPS_BINARY): $(PROCPS_DIR)/.source
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(PROCPS_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(PROCPS_TARGET_BINARY): $(PROCPS_DIR)/$(PROCPS_BINARY)
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 		install='install -D' -C $(PROCPS_DIR) lib64=/lib \
 		ldconfig='/bin/true' install
 	rm -Rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/man
diff --git a/package/qte/qte.mk b/package/qte/qte.mk
index 571c3264a..0cc23d10f 100644
--- a/package/qte/qte.mk
+++ b/package/qte/qte.mk
@@ -222,18 +222,18 @@ $(QTE_QTE_DIR)/src-mt.mk: $(QTE_QTE_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(QTE_QTE_LIB): $(QTE_QTE_DIR)/src-mt.mk
 	export QTDIR=$(QTE_QTE_DIR); export QPEDIR=$(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR); export PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$$QTDIR/bin:$$PATH; \
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CC) -C $(QTE_QTE_DIR) src-mt
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CC) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)/lib -C $(QTE_QTE_DIR) src-mt
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(TARGET_CC) -C $(QTE_QTE_DIR) src-mt
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)/lib -C $(QTE_QTE_DIR) src-mt
 	# ... and make sure it actually built... grrr... make deep-deep-deep makefile recursion for this habit
 	test -f $@
 
 $(QTE_QTOPIA_FILE): $(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR)/.configured
 	export QTDIR=$(QTE_QT3_DIR); export QPEDIR=$(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR); export PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$$QTDIR/bin:$$PATH; \
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR)
 
 $(QTE_QTOPIA_IFILE): $(QTE_QTOPIA_FILE)
 	export QTDIR=$(QTE_QT3_DIR); export QPEDIR=$(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR); export PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$$QTDIR/bin:$$PATH; \
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR) install PREFIX=$(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(QTE_QTOPIA_DIR) install PREFIX=$(TARGET_DIR)
 
 
 qte:: $(QTE_QTE_LIB)
diff --git a/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk b/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk
index e1cded34f..22a189fd0 100644
--- a/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk
+++ b/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ endif
 	touch $(QTOPIA4_TARGET_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(QTOPIA4_TARGET_DIR)/lib/libQtCore.so.$(QTOPIA4_VER): $(QTOPIA4_TARGET_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) \
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		-C $(QTOPIA4_TARGET_DIR) sub-src
 
 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQtCore.so.$(QTOPIA4_VER): $(QTOPIA4_TARGET_DIR)/lib/libQtCore.so.$(QTOPIA4_VER)
diff --git a/package/quagga/quagga.mk b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
index 3344d1bb2..e2b66ddc9 100644
--- a/package/quagga/quagga.mk
+++ b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ $(QUAGGA_DIR)/.configured: $(QUAGGA_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $@
 
 $(QUAGGA_BINARY): $(QUAGGA_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(QUAGGA_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(QUAGGA_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/$(QUAGGA_TARGET_BINARY): $(QUAGGA_BINARY)
 	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) -C $(QUAGGA_DIR) install
diff --git a/package/rsync/rsync.mk b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
index cd98425cd..c22c8e6dc 100644
--- a/package/rsync/rsync.mk
+++ b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(RSYNC_DIR)/.configured: $(RSYNC_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(RSYNC_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(RSYNC_DIR)/$(RSYNC_BINARY): $(RSYNC_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(RSYNC_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(RSYNC_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(RSYNC_TARGET_BINARY): $(RSYNC_DIR)/$(RSYNC_BINARY)
 	install -D $(RSYNC_DIR)/$(RSYNC_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(RSYNC_TARGET_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/samba/samba.mk b/package/samba/samba.mk
index 9eabfec59..5098d2d9d 100644
--- a/package/samba/samba.mk
+++ b/package/samba/samba.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $(SAMBA_DIR)/.configured: $(SAMBA_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(SAMBA_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(SAMBA_DIR)/$(SAMBA_BINARY): $(SAMBA_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(SAMBA_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(SAMBA_DIR)
 
 SAMBA_TARGETS_ :=
 SAMBA_TARGETS_y :=
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ SAMBA_TARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA_WINBINDD)	+= usr/sbin/winbindd
 SAMBA_TARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA_WBINFO)	+= usr/bin/wbinfo
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(SAMBA_TARGET_BINARY): $(SAMBA_DIR)/$(SAMBA_BINARY)
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC)	\
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) 	\
 		prefix="${TARGET_DIR}/usr" \
 		BASEDIR="${TARGET_DIR}/usr" \
 		SBINDIR="${TARGET_DIR}/usr/sbin" \
diff --git a/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk b/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk
index 52dccb9fc..f9fbc667d 100644
--- a/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk
+++ b/package/thttpd/thttpd.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(THTTPD_DIR)/.configured: $(THTTPD_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(THTTPD_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(THTTPD_DIR)/$(THTTPD_BINARY): $(THTTPD_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(THTTPD_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(THTTPD_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(THTTPD_TARGET_BINARY): $(THTTPD_DIR)/$(THTTPD_BINARY)
 	install -D $(THTTPD_DIR)/$(THTTPD_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(THTTPD_TARGET_BINARY)
diff --git a/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk b/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk
index 063aab039..6011e6fcf 100644
--- a/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk
+++ b/package/tinyx/tinyx.mk
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $(TINYX_XFBDEV): $(TINYX_DIR)/.configure
 	rm -f $(TINYX_BINX)/Xfbdev
 	#make World CROSSCOMPILEFLAGS="CROSSCOMPILEDIR=<cross compiler dir>";
 	#( cd $(TINYX_DIR) ; $(MAKE) World CROSSCOMPILEFLAGS="CROSSCOMPILEDIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin" )
-	#( cd $(TINYX_DIR) ; $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) World )
+	#( cd $(TINYX_DIR) ; $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) World )
 	#
 	#mv $(TINYX_DIR)/Makefile $(TINYX_DIR)/Makefile.xxxx
 	#echo "AS=$(TARGET_CROSS)as" > $(TINYX_DIR)/Makefile
diff --git a/package/usbutils/usbutils.mk b/package/usbutils/usbutils.mk
index ffb2f57f5..447cb5a68 100644
--- a/package/usbutils/usbutils.mk
+++ b/package/usbutils/usbutils.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(USBUTILS_DIR)/.configured: $(USBUTILS_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(USBUTILS_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(USBUTILS_DIR)/$(USBUTILS_BINARY): $(USBUTILS_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(USBUTILS_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(USBUTILS_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(USBUTILS_TARGET_BINARY): $(USBUTILS_DIR)/$(USBUTILS_BINARY)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(USBUTILS_DIR) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
diff --git a/package/wget/wget.mk b/package/wget/wget.mk
index d6e832087..834a3f900 100644
--- a/package/wget/wget.mk
+++ b/package/wget/wget.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $(WGET_DIR)/.configured: $(WGET_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(WGET_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(WGET_DIR)/$(WGET_BINARY): $(WGET_DIR)/.configured
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(WGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(WGET_DIR)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(WGET_TARGET_BINARY): $(WGET_DIR)/$(WGET_BINARY)
 	install -D $(WGET_DIR)/$(WGET_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(WGET_TARGET_BINARY)