diff --git a/tools/firmware/vgabios/Makefile b/tools/firmware/vgabios/Makefile
index 3284812..ef242b3 100644
--- a/tools/firmware/vgabios/Makefile
+++ b/tools/firmware/vgabios/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ distclean: clean
 
 .PHONY: release
 release: 
-	VGABIOS_VERS=\"-DVGABIOS_VERS=\\\"$(RELVERS)\\\"\" make bios cirrus-bios
+	VGABIOS_VERS=\"-DVGABIOS_VERS=\\\"$(RELVERS)\\\"\" $(MAKE) bios cirrus-bios
 	/bin/rm -f  *.o *.s *.ld86 \
           temp.awk.* vgabios.*.orig _vgabios_.*.c core *.bak .#*
 	cp VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin ../$(RELEASE).bin