diff --git a/highlight.spec b/highlight.spec
index 38eeb55..76d3f9b 100644
--- a/highlight.spec
+++ b/highlight.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS %{?__global_ldflags}"; export LDFLAGS
 
 # disabled paralell builds to fix FTBFS on rawhide & highlight 3.52+
 #make_build all gui           CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"          \
-      make all gui            CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"          \
+ %{__make} all gui            CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"          \
                               CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}"      \
                               LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"        \
                               LFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 ${LDFLAGS}" \