diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1022f70a5..5755b7023 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ coverage: coverage/coverage.info
 # We make libwallycore.la a dependency, so that it gets built normally, without ncc.
 # Ncc can't handle the libwally source code (yet).
 ncc: external/libwally-core/src/libwallycore.la
-	CC="ncc -ncgcc -ncld -ncfabs" AR=nccar LD=nccld make
+	make CC="ncc -ncgcc -ncld -ncfabs" AR=nccar LD=nccld
 
 # Ignore test/ directories.
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