diff --git a/Tools/pcre-build.sh b/Tools/pcre-build.sh
index 68ffe0b03..4af7deca3 100755
--- a/Tools/pcre-build.sh
+++ b/Tools/pcre-build.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ echo "Configuring PCRE in directory: pcre"
 mv $pcre_dir pcre || bail "Could not create pcre directory"
 cd pcre && ./configure --prefix=$pcre_install_dir --disable-shared $* || bail "PCRE configure failed"
 echo "Building PCRE..."
-make -s || bail "Could not build PCRE"
+${MAKE:make} -s || bail "Could not build PCRE"
 echo "Installing PCRE locally to $pcre_install_dir..."
-make -s install || bail "Could not install PCRE"
+${MAKE:make} -s install || bail "Could not install PCRE"
 echo ""
 echo "The SWIG configure script can now be run, whereupon PCRE will automatically be detected and used from $pcre_install_dir/bin/pcre-config."